Month: December 2011

Matan’s Menorah

–This is Matan’s Menorah.  He and I made it just in time for Chanukah. 

The picture on the left shows the raw materials.

The glass is reminiscent of Jerusalem Stone.  The picture above shows Matan using the glue gun to assemble his Menorah.  But by far the most important and authentic materials of this menorah are the shards of pottery which date from the time of the Maccabees!!  I collected them at an archeological dig I participated in 3 years ago.  They were waiting in my studio for just this moment.  The 8 candles – plus the shamash, represent the 8 days of Chanukah.  The 12 shards of pottery represent the 12 Tribes.

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Matan will be lighting his own menorah this Chanukah, and God willing, for many years to come!

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Cabinet Doors

 

 

Frank Lloyd Wright has been gone 52 years, but his inspiration will live forever.

Friends of mine had visited a Frank Lloyd Wright exhibit and were so moved by his genus, they wanted to bring it to their home.  Thus, they commissioned me to create two stained glass doors in FLW style.

Artists can only replicate Wright’s style; he was the master.  Nonetheless, I like the way these doors came out.  It also makes me think, after we are long gone, will we be remembered by the works we leave behind?

What is it that you hope the generations to come will remember about you?

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