Searching for wisdom, I have spent considerable effort exploring each of my relatives. There is a beautiful video put together by the JCBA Pittsburgh that shows my family’s cemetery, among many others, maintained by JCBA. The cemetery is one way to sit with the souls of the Shapiro family in the quiet of their gravesites,Continue reading “Yichus Part I”
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French Knots; Again
Over the years, I have done many successful portraits using French Knots. The work began with this portrait of my father and me- using the process of making the portrait to mourn his loss. The work continues today; this latest one a view of me sitting on a piece of denim furniture I created withContinue reading “French Knots; Again”
Weeks Four and Five: Netzach and Hod
I have always had trouble separating Netzach and Hod. I’m pretty sure it’s a common Kabbalistic problem. Presenting opposite each other at the bottom of the tree makes them too co-creatively interdependent to hold one without the other. However, this week and next help because when we take first netzach and then hod and experienceContinue reading “Weeks Four and Five: Netzach and Hod”
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