At Judaica in the Spotlight, we enjoy trying new things. Especially, when it comes to art. There is just so much to discover! The perfect example is papercutting. Did you know that papercut art has been around for thousands of years? There is something very meditative to it. Practicing it requires your full concentration, otherwise […]
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Product Review: 12 Tribes Papercut created by Noa Attias Judaica
Written by Jerra of chickenbee.co.uk. A positive news site focusing on the fun things in life. Photo: Courtesy of Chickenbee.co.uk The picture I received arrived well packaged to prevent any damage in transit, and as it was coming from Israel to England, it had quite a journey to make. I’m pleased to say it did […]
Meet The Artist: Noa Attias
Photo: Courtesy of Noa Attias / Photographer: Efrat Cohen Art has been part of my Noa’s life since the day she was born and so it was only natural that she started making Paper cuts from her apartment in Jerusalem when she was still in her early twenties. She was a Graphic design artist then […]
Meet The Artist: Ann Koffsky
Ann D. Koffsky is a writer and artist. She has written or illustrator of more than thirty Jewish published books, including Creation Colors and Judah Maccabee Goes to the Doctor. She is also an editor and art director at Behrman House Publishers. Inviting and joyful, Ann’s works utilizes a unique combination of acrylic paint, collage […]
Meet The Artist: Alina Yoffe-Pikovsky
אני נולדתי בקייב – זאת עיר בירת אוקראינה.אני גדלתי במשפחה יהודית יצירתית. סבה שלי היה ממשפחה של קלייזמרים וניגן בכינור, אמא שלי מציירת, מנגנת בפסנתר וכותבת שירים. תמיד הייתי מוקפת במוסיקה וביצירתיות. מאז ילדותי, לימדו אותי לצייר ולנגן בפסנתר. כנראה שלא במקרה, בעבודות שלי הקצב והמוסיקה תמיד חשובים לי.למדתי טכניקות אמנות שונות וכבר בישראל – […]
Meet The Artist: Lisa Isaacs of Lisa Isaacs Papercut Art
Lisa Isaacs is a papercut artist living in Modi’in, Israel. She has a background in graphic design, but these days she spends much of her time cutting paper to make papercut pictures, customised cards in English and Hebrew and guest books for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and other special occasions. Lisa holds a BA (Hons) […]
Meet The Artist: Rochel Schiffrin of Papercuts By Rochel
I am an imaginative hand cut paper artist who is driven by an incredible passion for self-expression through art. I work in various themes such as nature, abstract and Judaica. Each original design is made from a single sheet of paper using an X-acto knife to meticulously cut out each and every shape by hand. […]