BlessedinBlue

Woodmere, NY

Inspired by my love of photography, cyanotype and the beauty of Shabbat, I create hand made cyanotype artwork featuring Hadlakat Neirot or Jewish holiday blessings. Each Shabbat piece is one out of only 10 art pirints created.

My work starts with an original, handmade cyanotype. cyanotype is an almost 200 year old camera-less photographic process that creates rich cyan-blue prints using only the sun and two light sensitive solutions. The subjects I choose come from my garden, my hikes, sentimental floral gifts and objects, or from photographs I have taken. They are chosen based on their shapes and level of transparency, which determine the color shading and clarity of the piece. While some pieces are sharp and relatively uniform, others are intentionally abstract and somewhat blurry. I feel that the emotion invoking pieces yielded by the cyanotype process are an excellent compliment to the spirituality of ushering in the Shabbat and Jewish holidays..

Once the cyanotype is made, I move to more modern photography and embed the blessings. The resulting photo prints with the final design are displayed in a thick acrylic frame, with. no distractions from the art. My hope is that these pieces add beauty, warmth and meaning to your Shabbat and holiday candle lighting!

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