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My work is motivated by my interest in origin, identity, and place. What Was Our Vision
is a series of mixed-media works on paper that I have developed based
on visual research into the belief systems of the Ancient Near East.
My search for meaningful connections to the history of Judaism led me
to explore the iconography and earth-based belief systems of the
Ancient Near Eastern cultures from which early Judaism developed. In What Was Our Vision,
I synthesize invented imagery along with found iconography relating to
earth, trees, water, sky, gods, and goddesses. With these images, I
imagine what visions my ancient ancestors may have had as they traveled
desert landscapes as nomads and cultural go-betweens.

The drawings were each created in an improvisational process, allowing
the imagery to coalesce as I developed meaning from each new element
added to the page. Some of the symbols and imagery used in these works
are taken directly from reproductions of ancient artwork. These symbols
include the Winged Disc as a representation of the Sun, the Sacred
Mountain, the Tree of Life, the Chamsa or Hand of Fatimah, and the
Asherah, an ancient goddess from Israel/Palestine.

Check out my website for more work.

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