After 36 years as a Speech-Language Pathologist my attitude remains that the MOST important thing that transpires during speech/language therapy goes far beyond the specific exercise at hand and has everything to do with the NATURE of the interactions while approaching the work at hand. […]
Today’s Paper Cut Art Workshop at the General Exhibition in Tzfat Was So Fun!
At today’s paper cut art workshop in the Artists Colony in Tzfat everyone had sooo much fun! So who came? Ages 9 to 79; painters, glass blowers, and novices to art.. All came ready to play and explore different blades and methods at levels […]
Paper cut art workshops at the General Exhibition at the Tzfat General Exhibition!
Have you ever wanted to try your hand at paper cut art? Here is your chance! I will provide the materials. You bring your sense of adventure. As part of my month-long exhibit of paper cut art at the Tzfat General Exhibition, I will give […]
New York City has its own Eiffel Tower!
As it turns out, New York City has its own Eiffel Tower. Making Choices: Walking in Liberty’s Shadow Liberty’s designer, Bartholdi enlisted the help of Gustave Eiffel to design and build the support structure for the Statue of Liberty. Only later did Eiffel build the Eiffel […]
My Jewish Opinion on Forgiveness and the Holocaust and how it Inspires My Art
What is the role of the generations whose parents and grandparents were so profoundly traumatized by the Nazi Holocaust? This is my response.
Pomegranates and Informed Joy
Happiness is not the same as joy. Informed joy comes during the Shalosh Regalim (the three pilgrimage holidays of the held each year). It is the understanding of the need to live a life worthy of HaShem’s Ma’asey Bereishit (Creation) that allows this type of happiness to […]
Contemplation: There is Nothing New under the Sun. – Ecclesiastise. אין דבר חדש תחת השמש – קוהלת
This man has turned away from his work to contemplate the […]
Set of 6 Seder Plate Bowls
These asymmetric seder plate bowls have been deeply etched with my original paper cut design using sandblasting and then tinted. Truly unique, they will add beauty to your seder plate! Made in Jerusalem, Israel. Price: $200 for a set of 6 bowls.
Safed: Vertical City of Rhyme and Contrast
Safed: Vertical City of Rhyme and Contrast By Jonathan Lyon Inspired by Edith Green For questions, purchase and/or contact information, see below. About This Piece’s Construction This special limited […]
The Seder Plate: So They Will Ask Questions
About the Plate’s Unique Construction: This Seder Plate is a unique piece of usable art. It is constructed of 36 layers of carefully coordinated paper cuts. Each layer is a different color and cut partially by hand and by cutting machine and then glued to […]
Mizrach/Jerusalem: Nesting Realities
This 30 layer paper cut Mizrach is inspired by the ceiling design of a synagogue in Tashkent Uzbekistan. In the West, one faces East toward Jerusalem to pray. Many Jewish households have a Mizrach (East) to indicate this direction. I have recently replaced the word […]
Layer by Layer 