Chuppah, Part 6 - The Wedding!

The happy couple and their chuppah. Thank you Meryl and Mery's dad Steve for the photos! May you have a long, healthy, happy, joyous life together!

Chuppah, Part 5

The chuppah, at the end of the day!

Chuppah, Part 4

The next day, Meryl and Nick invited family and friends to complete the painting of the chuppah.

Chuppah, Part 3

The next day, we started in on the actual chuppah.

Chuppah, Part 2

Mery and Nick wanted to paint their own chuppah. So they came all the way from San Francisco, along with their friend Talya, to my studio in Southern California to do just that. Above, they are practicing applying "gutta," the resist material that will be the line work on the silk. And below, they are practicing painting on this small piece.

The Chuppah Happening, Part 1

Here are two sketches that I presented to Nick and Meryl, who asked me to design a chuppah for their wedding. They chose the top sketch.