Torah
As part of a very long-term project of study around my artwork, I’m exploring the symbolism of color in Judaism. In particular, I’ve been looking at the four pigments that appear in Ex 25:4 - blue (תְכֵלֶת), purple (אַרְגָּמָן), scarlet (תוֹלַעַת), and linen (שֵׁשׁ). There are many other colors mentioned, but these pigments are unique in that they are [...]
I recently posted about my Sacrifice | Offering project. While I always have many projects and pieces I’m working on, the next I know I want to do in this series is offering me unique challenges. I want the next piece to also serve as my first submission to the EGA Master Craftsman i program [...]
Pinhas (Num 25:10-30:1) is both one of my favorite and least favorite readings all in one. It starts with the death of Zimri and Cozbi, the Simeonite prince and Midianite princess that Phineas violently kills to avert G!d’s rage from the Israelites’ “whoring” after Baal Peor. I’m used the David Alter translation of the Five [...]
