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I am a Sacred Artist.
In creating visual art & ritual I weave the magical, mystical, often hidden, wisdom of the Hebrew people, and the Divine Feminine, in a way that allows me to be a translator for you. I use embodied artistic practices to assist us in being present to spiritual moments. In my fine art creation, teaching, and ritual craft, I weave the elements - earth, air, water and fire - as a foundation to search for the hidden truth. As a weaver, I see the narrowing of the fibers, the thinning of the veil, as an opportunity to weave what was into a fuller embodiment of what is to come. The letting go and gathering of the sparks — the clay of life, the fibers of the universe — It is one and the same. I invite weaving as a ritual practice for transformation, beauty, and insight. I am also a weaver between cultures, rooting in my own tradition and spinning bridges to share and connect with others. Like the weaver who sits at her looms every day we can re-weave the world as we want to see it. Infusing our weaving with love and hope and justice and peace and spaces for a better world. With my hands, I create. The radical act of honoring women’s bodies is part of my offering of empowerment to the world. I seek justice through honoring bleeding bodies, in capturing the gorgeous realness of a human form, in gathering womxn to express themselves. In tending ritual, I support people to find their unique voice and let that voice be heard! The cycles of the moon — and the seasons of the earth — empower and guide my priestessing and sacred arts creation. Knowing that the moon and I are made from the same cosmic dust allows me to find rhythm and presence in my life. When I am in harmony with the knowledge of the moon and I as one, the ease of life is possible. It is my intention to live a life in prayer. To notice the beauty in everything. To always feel my connection to source flowing through me. I am witness to the divine presence of all that is life, source, and creation. I am part of the plan to make the world whole again, to gather the holy sparks and put the light back into the vessels. I am a piece of cosmic dust, a weaver of spirit and beauty. |
Articles/Publications:
Feminism & Religion- Incantation Bowls Feminism & Religion- Priestesses at Parliment Times Of Israel - Genezia On The Rag Cycles Journal Hamsas for the Divine Feminine Illuminating the Moon: A Journal & Coloring Book for Rosh Chodesh Divining Pleasure: An Oracle for SephErotic Liberation - with Taya Má Shere Podcasts: Lady Parts Exhibition History: 2021-22 "Shmita" LabShul, New York City & Israel 2021 “CelebrateWomxn” Curated by Jaime Sanin, virtual exhibition 2021 "Veiling and Revealing" Harlem Moishe House, virtual exhibition 2020 "Prayers of a Kohenet" Jewish Art Salon, virtual exhibition series 2020 "Mother/Father" Womenswork.art, Curated by Nikki Hung, Poughkeepsie, NY 2020 “Women of the Hudson Valley” Howland Cultural Center, Curated By Jan Dolan & Jean Novak, Beacon, NY 2020 “She Persisted” CoMFY Group Exhibition, Curated by Michelle Rivas, Howland Library, Beacon NY 2020 “CelebrateWomxn” Curated by Jaime Sanin, Womenswork.art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY 2019 “Eshet Hayil ("Woman of Valor")” Curated by Anne Hromadka Greenwald, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, CA 2019 “Small Works”, Curated by Erica Hauser, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY 2019 'Postcards from New York's Hudson Valley' -an International Postcard Exhibition, Banalla, Australia 2019 “Celebrating Color” Womenswork.art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY 2019 “Div ine Feminine” Janice Charach Gallery, Curated by Rakia Braun, Detroit, MI 2019 “Kohenet Smicha” Solo Show, Falls Village CT 2019 “Nancy Drew” CoMFY Group Exhibition, Curated by Michelle Rivas, Howland Library, Beacon NY 2019 “Cycles”, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon NY 2019 “Menstrala” Curated by Rachael Amber, The Common Room, Philadelphia, PA 2019 Howland Cultural Center Member Show, Curated By Jan Dolan & Jean Novak, Beacon, NY 2019 “Every Woman Biennial”, 222 Bowery, New York, New York 2019 “CelebrateWomxn” Curated by Jaime Sanin, Roost Gallery, New Paltz, NY 2018 “Small Works”, Curated by Erica Hauser, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY 2018 Solo Instillation “Hamsas for the Divine Feminine”, Raven Rose, Beacon NY 2018 “Warming Up” Curated by Jaime Sanin, ASK gallery, Kingston, NY 2018 “Drawings”, Curated by John Allen, Garrison Art Gallery, Garrison NY 2018 “Small Works” Curated by Diana Currie, Oak Vino, Beacon NY 2018 “The Shuk” Curated by Stacey Oshkello, Aleph Kallah, University Of Amherst, Mass 2018 Site-Specific Installation, nOMad Solstice Festival, Beacon NY 2018 “Here(after)" Curated by Kat Stroenburg, Amity Gallery, Beacon NY 2018 Group Exhibition, Curated by Kalene Rivers, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon NY 2018 Solo Exhibition “Hamsas for the Divine Feminine” Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, Cannan CT 2018 “Yellow Wallpaper” CoMFY Group Exhibition, Curated by Michelle Rivas, Howland Library, Beacon NY 2018 “Women’s Work” Curated by Jamie Sanin, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon NY 2017 “By a Thin Thread” CoMFY Group Exhibition, Curated by Michelle Rivas, Howland Library, Beacon NY 2017 Site-Specific Installation, nOMad Solstice Festival, Beacon NY 2017 Site-Specific Installation, University Settlement, Beacon NY 2017 Group Exhibition, The Beahive, Beacon NY 2017 Group Exhibition, Curated by Kalene Rivers, Howland Cultural Center, Beacon NY 2017 Site-Specific Installation, Women’s Strike, Polhill Park, Beacon NY Participatory Art Facilitation & Workshops: 2020 “Sacred Weaving” Wyld Womyn, Beacon,NY 2019 Guest Visionary Artist, CoSM Full Moon Party, Wappingers Falls, NY 2018 “Sacred Weaving” Parliament of World Religions, Official Presenter, Toronto, Canada 2018 “Sacred Weaving” Wyld Womyn, Beacon,NY 2018 “Altar Craft” nOMad, Beacon NY 2017 Site-Specific Installation, Women’s Strike, Polhill Park, Beacon NY |