Photo: Courtesy of Sophia Proença Sophia Proença is an artist, growing up between France and Portugal, showing the influence of both cultures. There have been exhibitions of her art work in Portugal, France, Italy, and the United States in New York City and Dallas, Texas. She has been represented by: Matt Abramowitz Gallery in Dallas, […]
Month: January 2022
Meet the Wedding Planner and Designer of Magical Moments: Vanessa Ohayon of Vanessa Events
Photo: Courtesy of Vanessa Ohayon Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. “If you love the work you do, you will never work a day in your life!” I’m not sure who to credit that quote to, but I do know it was written for me! I am a designer of magical […]
Meet the Artist: Claudia Trewik
Photo: Courtesy of Claudia Trewik Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Santiago, Chile in a traditional Jewish family. I attended a non-religious Jewish school. I´m a dentist by profession with a post graduate specialty in Oral Rehabilitation. I´ve been married for 20 years now and have 3 […]
Meet the Artist: Julianne Mahler
Photo: Courtesy of Julianne Mahler Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. This artistic phase of my life is a second re-invention of myself. My first career was 32 years as a geologist in the oil and gas industry. I retired earlier than I expected as a result of COVID and have […]
Meet the Artist: Mike Wirth
Photo: Courtesy of Mike Wirth Mike Wirth is a visual artist, illustrator, and graphic designer, best known for his thoughtful murals and large public art installations that focus on major social justice issues and his identity as a Southern, Jewish-American. Mike earned his MFA in design and technology from Parsons School of Design in 2003 […]
Meet the Artist: Daniel of Daniel Wood Art
Photo: Courtesy of Daniel Wood Art Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Daniel. I am a 30 year old paramedic and the owner of Daniel Wood Art. About three years ago, I opened an art studio specialising in wood combined with epoxy, producing unique mezuzah cases and Judaica […]
Meet the Artist: Ketzia Schoneberg
Photo: Courtesy of Ketzia Schoneberg Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background.I grew up in San Francisco, the daughter of two artists and a 4th generation artist on my father’s side. I learned in the last few years that my great-grandfather had been a painter for the Romanian royal family’s carriages, before […]
10 Wooden Mezuzot We Can Not Live Without This Tu BiShvat
Since the beginning of 2022, we have received quite a number of messages with the question what a nice present to give to someone who was so kind to invite to a Tu Bi Shvat Seder would be. The only requirements? That it is neither food, nor a nature related donation in the host’s name. […]
Meet the Artist: Ryab of Yiddishkeit Art
Photo: Courtesy of Ryab Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born and raised in France in a traditional Judaism but firmly attached to my Jewish identity. When I was around 20, I decided to move to Israel with some friends, and after the army, I got married. At the […]
Meet the Artist: Hannah Spitz
Photo: Courtesy of Hannah Spitz Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Rome on July 15th, 1962 in a traditionalist, but not observant Jewish family. I attended the only Jewish school in Rome until my second year of high school. I wanted to go to an art school, […]