Photo: Courtesy of Harriete Estel Berman Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My metalworking skills are extensive, developed through many years of experience and an academic education (BFA and MFA with a major in metalsmithing). In addition to my artwork, I have done silver repairs on sterling silver and silverplate for […]
Tag: Modern Art
Meet the Artist: Lori Shaul
Photo: Courtesy of Lori Shaul Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m a full time potter and a part time teacher at Wimbledon Synagogue, teaching Hebrew and preparing children for their B’nai Mitzvah. What inspired you to become an artist? I have always loved art, in almost every form I can […]
Meet the Artist: Alexandra Berger Clamons of The Glass Desert
Photo: Courtesy of Alexandra Berger Clamons Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. A desert dweller for the past 15 years, I translate my love of my desert surroundings into a line of Modern Stained Glass cacti and other desert inspired home decor. My work is inspired by my day to day […]
Meet the Artist: Kate Hendrickson
Photo: Courtesy of Kate Hendrickson Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. In 2018, I converted to Judaism. How I arrived here is a long story. In short, I came to a point in my life where I need grounding. You would think after being welcomed into Sephardic family, celebrating the holidays, […]
Meet the Artist: Yael Rachel Smith
Photo: Courtesy of Yael Rachel Smith Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Yael Rachel Smith, and I am a true combination of my parents. My father is a retired systems engineer and my mother is a musician. I’ve always been drawn both to the arts and sciences, and […]
Meet the Artist: Simina Brettschneider
Photo: Courtesy of Simina Brettschneider Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My name is Simina Brettschneider. I live in Israel in Haifa, am married and a mother of two and a retired engineer. I was born in Bucharest, Romania 62 years ago and Israel has been my home since 1985. What […]
Meet the Artist: Rami Mordoch
Photo: Courtesy of Rami Mordoch Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a multidisciplinary artist. born and raised in Israel. I’ve majored in visual communications studies at ‘Minshar for art college’ in Tel Aviv and had a user interface course at ‘Netcraft academy’. I’ve worked for several years in a […]
Meet the Artist: Shiran Zaray-Mizrahi
Photos: Courtesy of Shiran Zaray-Mizrahi Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am culturally very international – I was born in Israel, grew up in South Africa, and moved to New York with my family after high school. In New York I studied illustration at the Fashion Institute of Technology, intending […]
Meet the Artist: Rachel Ellison of Bat Sarah Press
Photo: Courtesy of Bat Sarah Press Photographer: Katalina Berbari Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I’m from the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio and grew up in a household with a strong Jewish identity. My Hebrew day school had a wonderful art teacher, Mrs. Woloshin, and she directed many different art projects, […]
Meet the Artist: Ilan Schiff
Photo: Courtesy of Ilan Schiff Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am Ilan Schiff, 36 years old, married and a father of three, living in Kibbutz Ma’ayan Zvi, an art teacher in schools, teaching classes and workshops. What inspired you to become an artist? My entire life I have been […]