This is it!
Tonight is the big opening and I think everything is in place ... though I still have that nagging feeling that I'm forgetting something important. Now all that's left to do is get dressed, meet up with my family, and…
Installation Complete!
We installed all the work at the Park Avenue Synagogue yesterday and we're ready for the opening on Wednesday! The picture above is a teaser. These are the works you first encounter when exiting the elevator.
Separation Anxiety
We install everything for the exhibition at the Park Avenue Synagogue tomorrow, and I'm feeling a little separation anxiety. All of my art is packed up and ready to go and it feels like I'm sending my children off to…
Could it be done?
I think the piece might actually be finished - and just in time for Shabbat! It's also done in plenty of time for the show. We're installing all the pieces on Wednesday, July 14 and the opening is July 21.…
The Piece Comes to Life
The piece is finally taking shape. Once I added fishing line and gravity, it stopped looking like a dead fabric snake and started looking more like a spiral. It is currently hanging in my studio space waiting for the finishing…
Yay! Progress! Now what?
Well, I finally got fabric sewn into tubes and the five separate tubes (to be connected to each other eventually) are on the skeleton! Now, of course, I need to figure out how to tack the fabric to the rings…
The Spiral Takes Shape
It took some wrangling, but the skeleton for the Psukei D'Zimrah piece is finally in place. It is made from the hose clamps from the many hardware trips duct taped to the right size along with metal rings and wooden…
A Trip (or Three) to the Hardware Store
Yesterday, I blocked off most of the day to work on the Psukei piece, but I knew I was in trouble when I entered the hardware store for the third time at 11:00am. To create the skeleton for the piece,…
Praying With Fabrics
For the last few years, I have been slowly working on a series of fiber art pieces inspired by Judaism's weekday morning service. I have designed, re-designed, created, and tossed aside many pieces and am moving slowly forward with several…