Self-Portrait
Self Portrait in a Time of Grief 2006 Patinated plaster 7.75 x 5.75 x 1″ unframed Executed upon the death of the artist’s father; inspired by Kathe Kollwitz’s memorial to her friend and mentor Ernst Barlach Original low-fire ceramic is incorporated in assemblage/construction “In Remembrance”; bronze cast will be incorporated into my own gravestone. Artist’s seal on lower edge Shadow-box frame or self-hanging Plaster, resin, and bronze editions available Shadow-box framed plaster – $1,200 + shipping/handling Resin/bronze – prices on...
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Ruth 2006 Patinated plaster – framed 7 x 7 x 1.5 (unframed) Signed with artist’s seal on lower edge The original plaster edition of this piece is only available as a gift to Rivkah Walton’s DeMedici Collective Patrons. This relief presents a midrashic (interpretive) portrait of the biblical figure of Ruth. She stands in the field of barley that figures prominently in her story. Known in rabbinic literature for her modesty, she is portrayed in a headscarf, a common sign of modesty throughout the Middle East. On it is “embroidered” the pivotal line in the Book of Ruth, spoken...
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Yael – The Hands of a Woman 2008 Patinated plaster – framed 7 x 7 x 1.25 (unframed) Signed with artist’s seal on lower edge Plaster, resin, and bronze editions available Framed plaster – $400 + shipping/handling Self-hanging resin/bronze – prices on request Please inquire about the discount available for a subscription to the series. This midrashic (interpretive) portrait of the biblical heroine Yael (Yah-eyl’) was inspired by the late Andrew Wyeth’s portrait of a fisherman – as simply his boots. Yael’s Story The story of Yael is bound up with that of the...
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Rachel at the Well 2009 Patinated plaster – framed 7 x 7 x 1.25 Signed with artist’s seal on left edge Plaster, resin, and bronze editions available Framed plaster – $400 + shipping/handling Self-hanging resin/bronze – prices on request Please inquire about the discount available for a subscription to the series. This midrashic (interpretive) portrait of the biblical figure of Rachel depicts the pivotal moment in her life when she meets her cousin Jacob, whom she will eventually marry (Genesis 29:4-30). She stands by the proverbial watering hole, where so many...
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Hagar in the Wilderness 2008 Patinated plaster – framed 7 x 7 x 1.25 (unframed) Signed with artist’s seal on lower edge Plaster, resin, and bronze editions available Framed plaster – $400 + shipping/handling Self-hanging resin/bronze – prices on request Please inquire about the discount available for a subscription to the series. This relief presents a midrashic (interpretive) portrait of the biblical figure of Hagar at a pivotal moment in her life. Hagar’s Story Hagar is an Egyptian “handmaid” or domestic slave to Sarah, wife of Abraham. Despite God’s promise...
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