Source: Pixabay A few more hours to go and we can bid 2021 farewell. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the passionate artists, musicians, and community leaders whom we have had the opportunity of featuring on our website throughout the year as well as our wonderful readers without whom our project […]
Month: December 2021
Meet the Artist: Shani Shtalryd
Photo: Courtesy of Shani Shtalryd Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Shani Shtalryd, Amit & Lali’s mom, Simon’s wife, an artist. I was a homeroom and English highschool teacher for 15 years, then opened a non profit organisation for sexual assault victims and was an activist for 5 years. At the […]
Meet the Photographer: Ariel Van Straten
Photo: Courtesy of Ariel Van Straten Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in New Jersey, USA, the son of a French mother and Dutch father. I moved to Israel at the age of 7. I started photographing for the newspaper “Maariv” from the age of 15. In 1989 […]
Meet the Artist: Aravah Berman-Mirkin
Photo: Courtesy of Aravah Berman-Mirkin Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Aravah and I’m a 35 year old queer that’s been living for the last decade in the Hudson Valley of NY on the unceded territory of the Mohican people. I’m the first-generation in my family to be […]
Meet the Textile Artist & Tour Guide: Ezera Mojja
Photo: Courtesy of Ezera Mojja Tell us alittle bit of yourself. My name is MOJJA EZERA from the Jewish community of Uganda known as ABAYUDAYA.l am.27 year’s old pursuing Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism. I am the first born of the 10 children in the family. What inspired you to become an artist? What inspired me […]
Meet the Artist: Dalia Finestein of Made by Dalia
Photos: Courtesy of Made by Dalia Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Hi I’m Dalia, I’m 23 years old, born and raised in Manchester (UK), in 2020 I made aliyah and moved to Tel Aviv where I realised I wanted to pursue my art career. I was previously working as a […]
Meet the Artist: Naomi Tate Maghen
Photo: Courtesy of Naomi Tate Maghen Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I grew up in London in a modern orthodox family. My dad is an immigrant from Libya and though he speaks English fluently and is extremely well integrated in British society, I believe that having a father who had […]
Meet the Artist & Designer: Danielle Abel of Chai Modern
Photo: Courtesy of Chai Modern Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I started out to become a psychologist and landed up in the clothing industry, almost by mistake. I have always had a strong feeling for colours, materials and design, though more recently it has been mostly in terms of interiors […]
Meet the Artist: Maya Sadeh
Photo: Courtesy of Maya Sadeh Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Maya Sadeh and I am a ceramic artist. I live in Israel, I work in a ceramic work shop with special needs people, teach ceramic at my home, and sell my own ceramic work. What inspired you […]
Meet the Artist & Designer: Maayan Lea Ben Ami
Photo: Courtesy of Maayan Lea Ben Ami Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m Maayan Lea Ben Ami, a multidisciplinary artist & therapist from Jerusalem. I also teach and lecture about the process of sewing the priests (Cohanim) garments for the third temple. My Parents made Alia from France when I […]