New Custom Tallit

Willow Tree of Life Tallit, 22 x 72, Hand-Painted Silk
The corners contain the four elements - earth, fire, water, air

New Silk Prayer Shawl

Tree of Life, Oranges, 22 x 70, Hand-Painted Silk Tallit
(Jewish Prayer Shawl)
Detail below (click either image for a larger view)

Vineyards Tallit

This hand-painted silk tallit (prayer shawl) is 35 x 70 inches.

Vineyards Tallit, detail 1

Vineyards Tallit, detail 2

Starry Night

Starry Night, 43 x 72, Silk Dyes on Silk Fabric.

Here is the finished tallit (Jewish Prayer Shawl). I posted the watercolor sketch of this piece on 3/20 (about three posts down). It is 43 x 72, silk dyes on silk fabric.

Because I Love You...

"Because I love You..." Tallit (Jewish Prayer Shawl) with matching bag and kippah.
Hand Painted Silk, 14 x 72
The recipient of this tallit had her Bat Mitzvah on Valentine's Day.

"Celebrate Music" Prayer Shawl

Celebrate Music Tallit, Hand Painted Silk, 22 x 70

Peace Hearts

Peace Hearts Tallit, Hand Painted Silk,14 x 72

Another recently finished commissioned prayer shawl. This design truly started from almost nothing. The client said she would like pink. I said, okay, nice; any other colors? any special designs? Client said, no, just pink. So I did a simple design with light, medium pink and white, and once the client saw it, was then inspired, and said, I like it - can you add hearts and peace signs? Such is the way some things begin!

New Silk Prayer Shawl

Eden Tallit, Hand Painted Silk, 14 x 72
This is the finished piece from my "Calligraphy on Silk" posting of December 4th.

Calligraphy on Silk

To prepare the silk, so the calligraphy letters won't spread, I apply a layer of Jacquard's No Flow mixed down with some water. Then, I thicken up the silk dye with some Pebeo Soie Thickener. I've got a template underneath the silk for placement of the letters (and so I don't forget any). I use a flat brush, creating thick strokes with a flat stroke, and thin lines with just the edge of the brush.
This Hebrew calligraphy is the traditional blessing said when one adorns a tallit, or Jewish Prayer Shawl: "Blessed are You O Lord, our God, King of the Universe Who has sanctified us with Your commandments and commanded us to wrap ourselves in tsitsit."
The calligraphy in the context of the almost-finished prayer shawl.

Black Spirals

Black Spirals Tallit, Silk, 22 x 70

One of my newer creations for my inventory (read: this is not a commission, it's available! As is the Tree of Life - Magma Tallit posted a couple of weeks ago)