Dichro Sparkle: Wings of Peace

 These tallit clips are my gift to a fabulous young teen. Their parsha is Noah. Their tallit contains all the colors of a rainbow and a silvery dove that wraps its wings around the shoulders . This fabulous young teen designed it with the help of another remarkable and fabulous soul, silk artist Diane Fredgant. I don't hav permission to share the tallit design yet.

The dove is of course a rather universal sign of peace. In the story of Noah, a dove is sent from the ark to retrieve a leaf to indicate that the land was emerging from the flood waters. Wings of peace....shalom!

The simple design of these clips is accentuated by the use of silver dichroic glass. Due to the nature of dichroic glass, the colors will flash to a pinkish or sometimes soft blue hues. Nothing fancy- simply carrying the message of peace complimenting the message of rainbow colors...the universal acceptance of all humans. This young teen understands the importance of carrying this message forward! Mazal tov!!!!!

More Garden Stakes!

 

….and yet again, I am delinquent in posting. I still haven’t finished the commission piece I started some time ago. I hit a wall and had to let it go for a bit.Then there were travels...and then more travels!     I did have a crack at cleaning up my studio....I made some progress but I also had to devote my spare time to making more garden stakes in anticipation of Portland’s first Jewish Festival on the banks of the Willamette River. It was a great success and I am pleased that I had the good fortune to sell well. Pictured above is my newest Gnome stake. He was the first to sell. Below are a couple others I made..

Tomorrow I renew my efforts to address the needs of my commission. I’ll rework some of the pieces that frustrated me and beat down the “wall” that I hit. It’s a triptych and everything has to be an exact fit. I’ll also make an effort to work at organizing my studio for 15 minutes before I work on my glass. I will get there!