Saturday, April 07, 2007

White on White

White Glass Star of David in Maayan Feigin's Trio Vetro workshop. Phone: 972-52-232-99-33. It all began with an idea to illustrate the six-pointed star with the verse in Psalms 18:3 where King David prays to the Lord, using the word "shield" thus creating as a by- product the coin "Shield of David".

Maayan Feigin Glass Star of David in Mould

Color Glass Stars of David in mould in Tel Aviv, Israel, Trio Vetro workshop. Phone: 972-52-232-99-33. Made by Maayan Feigin according to my instructions. 
Each Glass Star is unique, hand made, 12 cm long, 2 cm thick. A few Stars bear the Hebrew words from Psalms 18:3: "The Lord is my rock... my Shield, my salvation"...

Friday, April 06, 2007

Dror Auslander in Yavne Gallery

Picture is courtesy of artist Dror Auslander whom I met
in the opening of the Star of David Exhibition in Yavne Gallery on the 23 March 2007. I published each of his six "Lool" works separately on this blog but I felt that readers would be interested to see how these works were exhibited...

Yaniv Shapira Menorah


Picture is courtesy of Yaniv Shapira who made this work under the influence of Uri Ofir's research about the Jewish origin of the Star of David from the Menorah in the Tabernacle, where the candleholders had the shape of the Star of David. The shadows of these stars are also in the shape of our national emblem, with -and even without- lighted candles. The body of this original menorah looks to me like a shofar (ram's horn) and this effect doubles the Jewishness of this whole masterpiece. The work is one of about 30 items presented now in the Star of David Exhibition in Yavne Gallery, which was opened on 23 March 2007. Curator is Roni Reuven.

Yaniv Shapira Chuppah


Picture is courtesy of Yaniv Shapira who made this chuppah (wedding canopy) and shows it now in the Star of David Exhibition in Yavne Gallery, which opened on the 23 March 2007. Yaniv Shapira told me that he hires this Chuppah for weddings all over Israel. He himself married his wife under this chuppah. I hope that couples that make their weddings abroad will also have the opportunity to marry under this original chuppah.

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Maayan Feigin polishes Glass Star of David

Picture is courtesy of Israeli glass artist Maayan Feigin who is seen in it polishing a Glass Star of David in her Trio Vetro workshop. Phone: 972-52-232-99-33. Yevu Yashir company will offer her Glass Stars of David today in the Yavne Bazaar along with many other producers of six-pointed commodities.

Maayan Feigin Sawing Glass Star of David

Picture  is courtesy of Israeli glass artist Maayan Feigin who is seen in it sawing Glass Star of David in her Trio Vetro workshop in Tel -Aviv. Phone: 972-52-232-99-33. Yevu Yashir will offer her Glass Stars of David today in the Yavne Bazaar along with many other producers of six-pointed commodities.