It’s beginning to feel a lot like … Hanukkah! Can you also feel the holiday season approaching in the air? With Hanukkah around the corner, now is the perfect time to pick a menorah to add to your personal Judaica collection. There are so many beautiful designs out there that we didn’t just want to […]
Category: Ceramics
Meet the Artist: Elijah Silver of Ovnayim
Photo: Courtesy of Elijah Silver Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I have been making pottery on and off for over twenty years. In addition I do woodworking, linocuts, watercolor, and extensive doodling with my three year old. What inspired you to become an artist? My mother is an artist and […]
Meet the Artist: Jonathan Nosan of Nosan Ceramics
Photo: Courtesy of Jonathan Nosan Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan 1969 making me 52 at the moment of 2021. My life course has essentially always followed a pattern of following passions: creating imaginary circus scenarios with best friends as a little boy, learning […]
Meet the Artist: Pnina Arad of LAPIS handmade mosaics
Photo: Courtesy of Pnina Arad / LAPIS handmade mosaics Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a mosaic artist and an art historian, and since exactly 33 years ago I’ve been living in Jerusalem. I’ve been involved in the arts ever since high school, where I earned a diploma in […]
36 Rosh Hashanah Gifts To Surprise Your Loved Ones With!
Can you believe Rosh Hashanah is already around the corner? We love when the holiday comes in early and we get to celebrate it at the beginning of September. It is wonderful to see how excited our children and our friends’ children get when the Jewish New Year coincides with the beginning of the new […]
Meet the Artist: Chaya Esther Ort of Kiyor Studio
Photo: Courtesy of Chaya Esther Ort Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a Canadian-Israeli artist living in Jerusalem. We made aliyah in 2008 when the youngest of our five children went away to yeshiva. We planned to come for the year, and stayed. I make small-batch, limited edition ceramic art […]
Meet the Artist: Or-nah Ran
Photo: Courtesy of Or-nah Ran Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My speciality is environmental sculpturing. I have been creating environmental sculptures for 25 years. Many of my works can be found inside and around the City of Jerusalem. For the past few years, I have grown increasingly passionate about mosaic […]
Meet the Artist: Rachel Dubinovski
Photo: Courtesy of Rachel Dubinovski Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Rachel Dubinovski and I am a ceramic artist who specializes in flowers. Before I started being a ceramicist, I practiced as a nurse for 10 years. In my last year as a nurse, I gave birth to […]
12 Earrings Inspired by Jewish Culture You Need This Shabbat and All Year Long
ShukNChic is a young Torontonian jewellery label specialising in the creation of contemporary pieces inspired by Jewish and Israeli culture. Before you read on, be prepared to fall in love with each and every one of their delicate pieces! They are simply too gorgeous not to. You will want to wear them all year long […]
10 Female Artists and Designers on What They Love the Most about Passover
Nava Shoham – 1800 Ketubah “We love Passover! For us it’s a unique time, interlacing the past and present, family gathering with all my children, Haggadah reading, tasting unique foods and being thankful to our freedom.” Nava Shoham – 1800 Ketubah Interview – Online Shop – Instagram – Facebook Lesley Kogan – Clay is My […]