| The making of Jewish art can be a holy process. The intensity, thought, care and devotion one expends in other spiritual matters can be applied to art as well.
I seek to enlist every gift of heart and mind, of body and soul in each work regardless of time or effort. If I do this faithfully, I trust the work will communicate its content and convey its devotion.
I seek that each creation should be:
• Firmly based in authentic Jewish tradition, well researched, and have an educational and spiritual component as well as an aesthetic one.
• Innovative and fresh with that spark of creativity that makes it surprising, inviting and delighting. It should move and inspire the viewer, owner or participants.
• Of the finest design, materials, quality, craft and workmanship.
I am aware of the gifts I have been given, and have come to believe that the most appropriate and life-enhancing way to respond to a gift is to give it on to others.
My mission to enrich Jewish life by synthesizing tradition, beauty, learning, art, and creativity into engaging new forms of expression. |