Skhakh

Ephemera collage on vinyl wallpaper- 3x4', 2004

Selected for the Jewish Women Artists Network national exhibition at The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta in 2005 and was also selected as one of five sukkah banners for the Brandeis University Women's Sukkah Project, 2004.

SKHAKH, originally created to decorate a sukkah, used ephemera for the collage, which included recycled papers such as handwritten notes from my 98 year old father-in-law, discarded photographs, relevant newspaper clippings, as well as personal items from my studio's storage boxes. Recycling fulfills an important "Tikkun Olam" concept - to preserve our environment. The vulnerability and temporary nature of the world we live in, symbolized by selected collage items, impels us to live each day more fully while enacting deeds of loving kindness.

Note: The Hebrew word Skhakh is the natural material that makes up the unique partly open roof of a Sukkah (temporary dwelling) during the fall Festival of Sukkot which commemorates The Exodus. Traditionally Skhakh is often corn stalks, bamboo, or tree branches.

Original Artwork - Price on request.