Entwine Gallery

The combination of the desert and mixed media

Inspired by Italian Muralist Millo. This piece reminds me of my early teenage years when I was 12 years old, still in the closet and learned to play violincello. This is one of two wall paintings that I have in my home. For me, painting wall murals is a way to cope with stress, anxiety and uncertainty.

The bicycle is the world’s best invention ever. Northern Ghana, June 2019.

Taken in Northern Ghana in June 2019, this image shows the impact of Tzedek’s support of the local NGO SUGLO, which has
empowered these women to triple their income and
afford to send their children to school.

Arches Frame Casablanca’s Hassan II Mosque, an Architectural Delight

Outside of Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, a Man Catches a Moment of Rest

During my 4 months in Ethiopia I was shocked by the unexpected connection to Judaism and Israel. The town I stayed in was not one that held a Ethiopian Jewish community but when the people in our town learned that we were Jewish and interning with an Israeli organization, they instantly mentioned the story of King Solomon and Queen Sheba- alluding to our ancient connection and embracing us as kin. Towards the end of my time in Ethiopia I had the opportunity to celebrate the Epiphany with the community. I was welcomed with open arms and they were eager to share their holy day with me.

This work conveys a bathtub found in the Dobhi Ghat open-air laundry mat in Mumbai; a quiet, ephemeral moment in the midst of the lively and chaotic laundry mat.

As a British artist currently living in Vietnam, I have become somewhat obsessed with the food packaging! This piece is inspired by the packaging for local noodles, using watercolours to capture the vibrant food culture of Asia.

“Cappadocia 2” is one part of a diptych that I created to highlight the trip my husband and I took to Cappadocia, Turkey during our time as JSC Fellows in Istanbul. It was a magical and surreal kind of place and I wanted to capture that feeling in the artwork. I chose to use photographs of the actual terrain and collage them together in organic ways to create the fantastical structures. The bright pops of color peeking through and the paper cut shapes in the background are meant to enhance the magical and historical feeling of this otherworldly destination.

After traveling to Morocco several times as an Entwine staff member, I was inspired by the patterns and techniques of traditional Moroccan ceramics in my own work as a potter–to pay homage to the vibrant color and shapes, and the legacy of handcrafting in the region.

A mother and her baby finish passing three times through a holy waterfall during a monthly Tibetian ritual in the mountains between Tibet and the province of Yunnan, China.

The meaning of כאיש אחד בלב אחד is “like one man with one heart”. Although sometimes we may feel worlds apart, we are all connected in one way or another. When our shared purpose is to take responsibility for each other, our hearts come together as one and we are able to achieve more than we ever thought possible.

When I was serving as a Jewish Service Corps Fellow in Mumbai, knitting helped me connect with the women that I met. In Manali, a small Himalayan village in the state of Himachal Pradesh, a local woman taught me about her traditional patterns. Though we had no common verbal language we came together through our skills and our hands. I designed this cardigan using the patterns she shared with me and the wool I came home with. When I wear it I remember our connection.

This 2020 performance of Spoils of War: Ode to a Refusenik Mother (2012) celebrates the artist’s mother’s family’s months long immigration story as political refugees from the Soviet Union.

Contributor: Willie Green, Sam Barsh, Abe Riesman

In India, I experienced one of Judaism’s oldest lessons: Our forefather, Avraham, taught us the mitzvah of welcoming guests into the home.

I felt like I was home for the first time when I was welcomed into the synagogues and the homes of the Mumbai Jewish community. No questions asked, food was insisted, and celebrations were shared.

It is the Jew’s duty to preserve our traditions, even more so to persevere in the face of adversity, tikkun olam is the potential to bring humanity to the world, take our values beyond our walls and share our home with others.

In the heart of Jerusalem sits the Nachlaot neighborhood. Nachlaot was once 32 separate small neighborhoods. Today it is one of the most unique places in the city with residents ranging from hipster university students to Mizrachim and Ultra-Orthodox Jews. The neighborhood has a flourishing spiritual-religious presence which is often expressed through the art on the buildings and doors of the neighborhood.

Wheel-thrown and hand carved, this ceramic vessel, in my view, resembles the “global” reach of JDC and interconnectedness of the world we live in. After recently participating on JDC Entwine’s trip to Rwanda, I am inspired by the work of repairing our imperfect world, and how connected we remain even living thousands of miles apart. Indeed, my pottery is often about embracing the imperfections and finding opportunities for growth and creation. This vessel whimsically transformed itself after experimentation (and spontaneity). Ridges formed with valleys in between, symbolizing the “land of a thousand hills” – a common description of Rwanda’s landscape.

This was painted in Axum, Ethiopia during a trip with JDC Entwine and REALITY in November 2017. We were in Endabaguna, I believe, and visited a synagogue of a Jewish community that no longer existed in the region. The synagogue was located in the middle of a field, surrounded by a stone fence, and was cared for by the local community despite the fact that there were no longer any Jews in the area.

Five years ago, when I formally began the process of conversion, I was faced with the challenge of blending Mexican traditions with Jewish ones; and Shabbat dinner quickly became the perfect setting to do so. Shabbat dinner has also enabled me to connect with people from around the world by observing Shabbat with the local community. This picture is representative of me in that it features candles from my trip to Tzfat, a challah cover from a trip to Mexico City with Entwine friends, and pomegranate-shaped Shabbat travel candlesticks that remind me of my grandmother’s pomegranate tree.