Photo: Courtesy of Chai Modern Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I started out to become a psychologist and landed up in the clothing industry, almost by mistake. I have always had a strong feeling for colours, materials and design, though more recently it has been mostly in terms of interiors […]
Tag: Pottery
Meet the Artist: Amy Herzenstein of Cre8ive Pottery
Photo: Courtesy of Amy Herzenstein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am a professional educator, M.Ed., an Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapist, ACHT, a certified Usui Reiki Master practitioner and teacher and a very happy potter. I LOVE putting my hands in clay. When I am not creating in the studio, I […]
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: 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: Shaina Botzer
Photo: Courtesy of Shaina Botzer Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I am 37, I was born in the US, In Virginia, and made Aliyah at the age of 4 with my family. I was raised in Israel, and I’ve been married for 14 years to my soulmate David. We began […]
Meet the Artist: Myriam Morgenstern
Photo: Courtesy of Myriam Morgenstern Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. I was born in Canada, raised mostly in Europe, France and Spain, and made Aliyah in 1985 when I was 28 years old. I came equipped with an M.A. in Linguistics from McGill University only to realize that in Jerusalem, […]
Meet the Artist: Leah Goodstein
Photo: Courtesy of Leah Goodstein Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background. My path to becoming a potter has not been straightforward. My bachelor’s degrees are in French Horn music performance and Environmental Geography. After graduating, I was drawn to scientific research which required me to further my education in biology, scientific […]
Meet the Artist: Na’ama Yacoby
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 […]
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 […]