This peaceful image was inspired by the blue and silver paper and the frame that I had.  It involved some fancy mat cutting.  The dove is aluminum leaf on paper, and the Hebrew word “shalom”,  meaning “peace”, is quilled.  It is 5×5.

A hamsa is a good-luck charm in many cultures.  This one includes the Hebrew word “Mazel”, which means luck or fortune.  The design was inspired by Indian Mehndi tattoos.   It is quilled, with some paper edged with 23k gold.  The inner mat was covered with french marblized paper. It is 9 x 12.

 The Hebrew word “Chai” means “life”.  This one is made from raised 23k gold leaf.  The leaves are  edged with the same gold, and they and the flowers are made with quilling.  This was inspired by the frame itself.  It becamse a nice wedding piece.  5″ x5″.

    This is one of several aleph-bets I have made.  Each image was created with quilling and gouache paint.  It is fun to choose the words for each letter! The finished, framed piece is about 16 x 22.  I have added people’s names in the empty corner squares, in place of the painted star.

The Three Pilgrim Festivals

This depicts the three pilgrim festivals, or “shelosh regalim” . Passover is symbolized by Moses in the bullrushes, Shavuot is when the Torah was received at Mt Sinai, and for Sukkot, a booth or sukkah is constructed.  On all three festivals, it was the custom to travel to Jerusalem to worship at the temple there.  Different harvests were also celebrated at these times.