Happy Anniversary

An expression of love in celebration of 10 years of marriage.

Hadlakat Neirot in Turquoise

An old design in a new beautiful color.  Great a wedding gift!

In a frame that casts shadows

Without the frame, so you can see the beautiful turquoise

Circle of Life Ketubah

I first made this design for a Birkat HaBayit (Blessing for the Home), but it's kind of perfect for a Ketubah.  And, because it's a lot bigger than the original design, I was able to add some more detail to the nests.

My Ketubah

Ironically, I am not a fan of decorated Ketubot.  When I started selling my art, I made other Judaica, and when people eventually started asking me to do Ketubot, I agreed.  I understand why people like them, but I never thought I would hang my own marriage contract on my wall.  Turns out, my partner really wanted one, and since we edited the text so that it better represented our relationship, I gave in and agreed to make him one- also ironically, since traditionally the groom gives the Ketubah to the bride.  In our egalitarian ceremony we gave it to each other, and practically, I made and gave my groom this piece of art.  I will admit, I am excited to have it hanging on our wall.

Ketubah Inspired Anniversary Gift

This piece was commissioned as an anniversary gift.  It was made to match the couple's Ketubah which is an original piece by Israeli artist, Izzika Gaon, and also incorporated the Pasuk they had on their wedding invitation, "אני לדודי ודודי לי".  Needless to say, my style is very different than his, but the elements he used came together very nicely in papercutting form.

Ketubah by Izzika Gaon

Blessing for the Home with a Puppy!

I still don't know how I got the ears to look so fluffy, but isn't he cute?!

L'David Hashem Ori

This is a simple calligraphy piece of the 27th Tehillim, the one we say around the high holidays.

Just words.  No colors or cut outs.  A simple sort of beauty.

Family Tree

This piece combines a lot of new and old elements I have been working with.  Watercolor background, calligraphy, and of course, my classic leaves.  My favorite part is the blended purply background.

Zena's Kitchen

A small gift for my mom's newly renovated kitchen.

Ketubah Add-On

I got a call a little while ago from a couple who wanted to add something to their Ketubah.  The Ketubah itself is a beautiful papercutting, but they wanted to add more color and a short text that somehow got left out of the Ketubah.  I made them something to hang above the Ketubah, which is a continuation of the Ketubah design and, at the same time, a whole new design. 

My Piece

My Piece hanging above the Ketubah

Vineyard Ketubah 2.0

This Bride liked the vineyard design, the frame around the text, like in this one, and the landscape layout like this one.  Put it together and what do you got? 

Fun with Flamingos

A friend asked me for help with preparing something for her wedding.  Turns out, I can make cake toppers!

Blossoming Blessing

We just entered the thick of winter, but I'm already looking forward to the blooming colors of spring.

Singing and Dancing

When I first came up with this design, I didn't realize how popular it would be, and I didn't think to recommend it to customers.  However, I recently received two orders for this design in different colours.  Here they are!

Circle of Life

Presenting a new floral pattern.  Simple and elegant.

This one tells a story

All About That Bass

This week I would like to present you with a new musical piece.  It was designed for a couple who I hold dear to my heart and music is something that they hold dear to theirs.  Enjoy!

Owls

A little while back I was presented with the challenge of papercutting English script, something I had never done before.  This week I was asked to make another English blessing for the home, but this time with a new challenge - to include owls in the design.  I think they came out kind of cute!

The Ketubahs

This couple bought their Ketubahs from me almost a year ago.  Yes, Ketubah-s.  Two of them.  As in, they each gave each other a Ketubah.  He gave her the standard Aramaic one, and she gave him basically the same thing but insert names in opposite blanks, and it was translated to Hebew.  Since last year, I have added a design and a Bracha that they read under the Chupa.  Enjoy!

Jerusalem Birkat HaBayit, New and Improved

After experimenting with different floral designs for the Birkat HaBayit, I came back to my good reliable Jerusalem design.  This time I tried playing around with the colour schemes and, in one of them, even went to a totally different bold extreme.  Don't worry, you can still order a Birkat HaBayit with the subtle earth tones, the couple I made that one for explicitly said that they didn't want anything neutral.  I also played around with papercutting vs. writing out the text and seeing how that effects the rest of the design.

The One With The Calligraphied Verse

The One That Isn't Neutral

Chinese Art

One of the pieces I revisited in the past few months in my Birkat HaBayit.  I have come to accept, that although I get bored with repeating, the Blessing for the Home will always be in high demand.  So, instead of trying to do away with it, I have been trying to reinvent it.  Last time I tried that I up with some floral designs.  This time, I made it to match the style of the family who was receiving the gift.  They are a fan of Chinese art, so I incorporated some Chinese flora into the original floral design.  I also tried adding a painted layer, which is a first for me.  The papercutting is framed suspended between two pieces of glass so the the branches cast shadows around the painted flowers.  I think the effect is delightful.