Photo: Courtesy of Na’ama Yacoby Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Na’ama Yacoby. I was raised in Jerusalem and trained as a baroque musician and a librarian. About 14 years ago, my family and I immigrated to the United States, following my husband’s work. I have four grown-up […]
Tag: Ceramic
Meet the Artist: Liz Lauter
Photo: Courtesy of Liz Lauter Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’ve always been an artist and I’ve followed several artistic paths over my 63+ years growing up in San Francisco, Ca. I was trained as a painter, but also did ceramics on the side from age 11, besides several creative […]
Meet the Artist: Adriana Fallas
Photo: Courtesy of Adriana Fallas Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and I moved to Houston, Texas, in 2014. Although I dedicated my career to Business and Management, Art has always been part of my life and recently it’s become a much greater force […]
Meet the Artist: Dannah Levy of Clay by Dannah
Photo: Courtesy of Dannah Levy Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am best known for ceramic pieces that have been variously called cracked eggshells, broken spheres, and the like. Take a look at one of them and that will tell you more about my background than a recitation of my […]
Meet the Artists: Laurie Sartani & Zohar Jolles
Photo: Courtesy of Laurie Sartani & Zohar Jolles Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. Zohar and I are partners, creating decorated, hand painted, Judaic and functional ceramics. I am the potter, creating the surfaces for Zohar’s decorations. We both live and work in Moshav Merhavia, in the North of Israel. We […]
Meet the Artist: Elana of Clayed by Elana
Photo: Courtesy of Clayed by Elana Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was raised in a bicultural family in Massachusetts. My Jewish heritage influences a lot of my work. I was first introduced to polymer clay as a young child when my parents sent me to a therapist to help […]
Meet The Artist: Miri Kaiser
Photo: Courtesy of Miri Kaiser Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I loved to sing and draw as a kid, but I really began to take my artistic life more “seriously” at the age of 18. I fell in love with charcoal and lead sketching and enrolled at Betzalel for the […]
Meet The Artist: Jennifer Wankoff
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a ceramic artist making Judaica as well as functional secular pottery for the home. I live in Philadelphia with my husband, 9-year-old son, and Lulu the dog. Most days I can be found in the basement where my studio is in our house. […]
Meet The Artist: Daphna Mirzayof of Negev Clay (ENGLISH)
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Daphna Mirzayof (Dorfzaun). I was born in central Israel and I served two years in the national service in Beit She’an. After the service, I guided excursions and studied various art courses, and completed industrial design studies at Hadassah College in Jerusalem. […]
Meet The Artist: Daphna Mirzayof of Negev Clay (HEBREW)
.ספרי לנו קצת על עצמך ועל הרקע שלך שמי דפנה מירזיוף (דורפצאון) נולדתי במרכז הארץ (ישראל) שרתתי שנתיים בשירות לאומי בבית שאן, לאחר השירות, הדרכתי טיולים ולמדתי קורסים שונים באומנות, סיימתי לימודי עיצוב תעשייתי במכללת הדסה בירושלים לאחר מכן עבדתי במשך כמה שנים בתחום העיצוב, במקומות שונים , לאחר כמה שנים החלטתי לשוב אל ספסל […]