Soaring Letters – Gold Leaf
Art By Enya Keshet
Description
Micrography, the art of drawing visual patterns from lines of minutely written words, is an exclusively Jewish art form, utilizing minute Hebrew letters to form representational, geometric and abstract designs. Here, six chapters of the Song of Songs border the Ketubah, forming a Star of David at its top and enclosing small ornamented areas all around. Combined with verses in larger calligraphy, thin ink-line illustrations and gold leaf, this Ketubah design follows the school of the Lisbon Judaic Manuscript workshop of the fifteenth Century, renovating the art that was abruptly severed with the expulsion of the Jewry of Spain and Portugal. The words “I am my beloved’s and my beloved is mine”, Song of Songs 6:3, appear in gold leaf on the center. The inner calligraphic border has the singing part of the 7th blessing of the marriage, and the outer calligraphic border has verses from the 7th chapter of the Song of Songs.
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Paper
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Our paper ketubahs (papercut ketubahs included) are printed on cold press, acid free art paper, the standard in artistic reproductions. This paper is slightly textured and can be ordered with or without name printing.
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Color
Purple
Print Stock
Paper
Size
14" x 18", 18.25" x 23.5"
This design features striking hand-applied 23 karat gold leaf accents.
**Our Gold and Silver Collection Ketubah designs take 20 business days to create**
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Gold & Silver
For centuries, artists and artisans have turned to silver and gold leaf as a way to make their creations shimmer and shine. Evident in everything from ancient artifacts to modern masterpieces, the glistening accents can add an ethereal touch to any work of art. Today, many contemporary artists continue to use silver and gold leaf in their work. These metallics are celebrated for their ability to accentuate color and form through luminous details.
About the Artist
Enya Keshet
Enya Keshet was born in Pardes Hanna, Israel. As a young woman she moved to Jerusalem, where she studied at the Hebrew University and at Bezalel Academy of Art. Her friendship with a traditional scribe (sofer) led her to the idea of combining the art of paper cutting with the calligraphy of Megillot (scrolls). Her artwork has evolved extensively from this beginning. In 1994 she moved back to her hometown of Pardes Hanna, where her studio is today. A significant part of Enya’s work is in the style of the Lisbon manuscript workshop, which flourished at the end of the fifteenth century, a workshop which produced the famous Lisbon Bible and many other illuminated manuscripts currently in the collections of major museums in London, Paris, and New York.
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