Samson(Private Collection) Samson - the youngest survivor-rider in the 2011 PMC - wanted his sun and moon to feature words from prayers, and his atarah to include the tallit blessing. I used organza as the foundation for the hand-painted Hebrew lettering.
Detail of Samson
Emma (Private Collection) Emma is an accomplished sailor, who wanted to express her love of the ocean and sailing, on her tallit.
Detail of Emma
Naomi (Private Collection)
Naomi wanted a tallit that showcased her love of nature, the 12 tribes of Israel, her close-knit family and her Torah portion.
Detail of Naomi
Esther (Private Collection)
Esther was born around Purim, her passion is for peace and justice in the world, and her great love is her family.
Detail of Esther
Charlie (Private Collection)
Charlie's portion was the Tower of Babel. His tallit tower was created with a variety of stone fabrics, ringed by a cascade of appliqued leaves.
Detail of Charlie (Private Collection)
Jack (Private Collection)
Jack is an avid sailor who spends his summers surrounded by family in Rhode Island. For his tallit, he requested the ocean with a sunset.
Detail of Jack
Coby (Private Collection)
Coby's portion was Noah, and he wanted it represented on his tallit. The olive branch appears on the atarah.
Detail of Coby
Elan (Private Collection)
"Elan" means tree in Hebrew, and so this work is an interpretation of a tree. There are over 30 fabrics used in this Tallit.
Detail of Elan
Amanda (Private Collection)
Amanda told me if she had her way, she'd live in an igloo! So it was no surprise that she requested a winter scene for her tallit.
Detail of Amanda
Arielle and Danielle (Private Collection) Arielle and Danielle are two extremely creative twins who requested their tallitot represent their portion, Shlach.
Detail of Arielle and Danielle
Hannah (Private Collection)
Hannah's portion was Bereishit (Genesis), and her tallit represents the Garden of Eden.
Detail of Hannah
Talia (Private Collection) Talia requested a tallit that reflected her love of the elements: water, earth and sky. Since "Talia" means "dew of G-d," I hand-stitched tiny beads onto the tallit, representing the morning dew.
Detail of Talia
Avi (Private Collection)
Avi presented me with a sketch of his design for his tallit. He wanted a river running diagonally through the land of Canaan. He had also drawn in a sky - with a setting sun.
Fantasy Flowers (Private Collection) Just a fun, whimsical and happy tallit!
Tamar (Private Collection)
"Three Generations," was created for Tamar to use at her first granddaughter's Bat Mitzvah service.
Sunset ($550)
This tallit was created with cotton, velvet, organza and synthetic fabrics.
Mountains ($550)
This tallit was created with cotton, velvet, organza and synthetic fabrics.
David (Private Collection)
This tallit was custom-designed for David, a lifelong violinist, conductor and composer who had never had a tallit and needed one for his granddaughter's Bat Mitzvah service.
