Pattern Seeker
12 Days of Christmas
This piece illustrates my interpretation of the song “The 12 Days of Christmas”. I set myself several confines to work within – I could only use white, red, green, and brown, with accents of 23k gold leaf. The pictures were made with gouache painting, and I cut out and elevated some of the elements so the picture has depth. Here is a close-up of the two turtledoves, perched on a heart of gold leaf. Private collection.
Quilled Chess Set
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This original, functional chess set is made entirely from coiled discs of paper, highlighted with 23-carat gold, and coated with a protective varnish. The pieces range from two inches to three inches high, with a one inch diameter at the base. The set comes in a fitted box with spare pawns. This chess set was part of an exhibit on contemporary gilding at the Newark Art Museum, NJ.
Cost, including box: $450+ $18 s/h
Florentine Mizrach
This mizrach was made with gilt-edged quilled letters and woven strips of paper, against a watercolor background. The outermat is covered with an Italian Florentine paper, and the inner mat is gold foil.
8 x 12, private collection
Micah – Do Justly
This verse from Micah sets the standard for ethical behavior. The design is cut paper with a copper leaf sunburst, and gouache calligraphy. The French mat is decorated with marbleized paper. It was commissioned for a newly appointed judge.
private collection
Borei Pri Hagafen
This translates as “creator of the fruit of the vine” and is part of the blessing said over wine. The background was inspired by a book on Chinese lattice designs, by Daniel Sheets Dye. Then the grapevine was draped around it. Each grape is a separate roll of quilling paper, and each leaf is made of four different pieces. The Hebrew letters are also quilled.
This was the first piece of Judaic quilling that I ever made, and it set the direction for all of my work since then.
Artist’s collection.
