Thank you for a great 2015

Whew! It's been a great year, and I am so pleased to have shared it with you!

Workshops up and down the West Coast (including Congregation Kol Ami, Temple Beth Hillel, and  Temple Ahavat Shalom), the new windows at Maimonides Jewish Day School in Portland, my annual residency at URJ Camp Newman, commissions galore, an enormous ketubah featuring Adam Strange and Emma Frost, winning a juror's award in "Heroes & Villains" at the Smithsonian-affiliated Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center, the opening of my latest show "Women of Valor and Other Super Heroes" at National Council of Jewish Women/Los Angeles, participating in the Jerusalem Biennale, presenting "To Boldly Go" to William Shatner... and so much more! Too much to put in one graphic, in fact!

To paraphrase "Hamilton" – I'll see you on the other side of the year...

2015 Jerusalem Biennale

I've finally received a copy of the catalog for the 2015 Jerusalem Biennale, and I'm so happy to be able to share a few photos out here. The biennale is over, but the sharing never stops!

The Jerusalem Biennale is dedicated to exploring the places in which Contemporary Art and the Jewish World of Content meet. It is a stage for professional artists who create today and refer in their work to Jewish thought spirit tradition or experience to exhibit their work in Jerusalem. In 2015 it included 13 exhibitions in 10 venues, including exhibitions from New York, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Barcelona and (of course) Jerusalem.

I was honored to be included in the "7,567 mi" exhibition put together by the Jewish Artists Initiative and curated by Anne Hromadka and Georgia Freedman-Harvey. The Jewish Artists Initiative (JAI) is an artist-run organization committed to fostering visual art by Jewish artists and promoting dialogue about Jewish identity and related issues among members of the arts community.

The catalog is, of course, bilingual.

List of JAI members in the "7,567 mi" exhibition.

Exhibition statement from the curators.

"7,567 mi" explored the physical, spiritual and cultural connections between Jerusalem and Los Angeles-based members of the JAI. Despite the 7,567 miles that separate our cities, we share a great deal in common.

My two papercuts, in the biennale catalog.

Two of the six papercuts in my "Paper Mishnah" series were included in the exhibition, and flown to Jerusalem to be shown in the Emek Refaim venue of the biennale: "Seeds" and "Women."

It is such a thrill to have my works listed in Hebrew as well as English!
(Even though I include a gimmel in my last name and they went with a more traditional Swedish pronounciation.)

It was truly a pleasure to be a part of this exhibition, alongside my JAI colleagues.

My two pieces, in situ at the Emek Refaim site.

Paper Mishnah – Now Showing in Los Angeles

"Wisdom: The Tree of Life" is now open at American Jewish University. It's a multimedia group show, and I have ten papercuts included — including a new series based on the six orders of the Mishnah.

The Mishnah is the oldest authoritative post-biblical codification of Jewish Oral Law, and my series represents each of the six orders of the Mishnah with its own papercut. All six incorporate cut-up Daredevil and She-Hulk comics — superheroes who also work as lawyers.

The show is curated by Georgia Freedman-Harvey and also features work by photographer Sandra Klein, sculptor Maddy LeMel, and painter Karen V. Woo. 

American Jewish University is located in Los Angles, at 15600 Mulholland Drive.

Mishnah: Women

Here's "Women," another one of the six papercuts in my Mishnah series. It's got Daredevil, She-Hulk, the Silver Surfer, and a bunch of other cut-up comics as well. Want to see it in person?

The opening reception is tomorrow, SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, from 3 to 5 pm! Join me to see this a fabulous group multimedia show  curated by Georgia Freedman-Harvey: "Wisdom: The Tree of Life":

American Jewish University
15600 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90077

Mishnah: Damages

This is "Mishnah: Damages" – one of the papercuts in my new six-piece Mishnah-inspired series. It's got Daredevil, She-Hulk, Star Sapphire, and a bunch of other cut-up comics as well.

Want to see it in person? Join me this Sunday for the opening reception of a fabulous group multimedia show titled, "Wisdom: The Tree of Life":

Sunday, January 25 – 3 - 5 p.m.
American Jewish Unversity
15600 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90077

Curated by Georgia Freedman-Harvey and open through April. I hope you'll join me!

Mishnah: Seeds

This is "Mishnah: Seeds" – one of the papercuts in my new six-piece Mishnah-inspired series. It's got Daredevil, She-Hulk, and a bunch of other cut-up comics as well.

I'm showing this series as part of the group multi-media show, "Wisdom: The Tree of Life" at American Jewish University in Los Angeles (curated by Georgia Freedman-Harvey). It's open through April, and the opening reception (free!) is Sunday, January 25 (15600 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90077).

I hope you'll join me!

Mishnah: Festival

This is "Mishnah: Festival" – one of the papercuts in my new six-piece Mishnah-inspired series. It's got Daredevil, She-Hulk, and a very noticeable Silver Surfer.

Join me on Sunday, January 25, at American Jewish University for the opening reception:

15600 Mulholland Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90077 

New Mishnah papercut series featuring Daredevil and She-Hulk – premiering in Los Angeles

I'll be participating in a group show at the American Jewish University, showing ten works including a new six papercut series based on the six orders of the Mishnah. You'll find Daredevil and She-Hulk in all of the works, because of their "day jobs" as lawyers... but many other characters pop up as well, such as the Silver Surfer as seen above.

The show is titled "Wisdom: The Tree of Life," and will be on display from January 11 through April 2, 2015. The opening reception is Sunday, January 25, and it's free to the public. Where?

American Jewish University
15600 Mulholland Drive
Bel Air, California 90077

The show is a multimedia group show, and will also feature work by photographer Sandra Klein, sculptor Maddy LeMel, and painter Karen V. Woo.

Purities in my sketchbook

Here's a spread from my sketchbook showing some of the work that went into "Purities," one of the six papercuts in my new Mishnah series. I'll be premiering the series as part of an upcoming show in January, 2015, at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles. Details will be posted here later this month – and some photos as well.

All Mishnah, All The Time

My next show opens in Los Angeles in January, 2015 — a group show titled "Wisdom: The Tree of Life" at the American Jewish University.

I'll be showing a new series inspired by the Mishnah, Judaism's codification of the "oral law" — considered the first major work of Rabbinic literature.

I'll share more details as the show approaches, including links to work by the other artists.