In 2009 I was commissioned by Véhicule Press in Montreal to do artwork for The Third Seder: A Haggadah for Yom Hashoah. Echoing the Passover Seder it draws on contemporary and traditional texts and music to create a guide for people to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day and proposes a ritual.
"There is a movement among Jewish interfaith and secular groups to find ways to commemorate Yom Hashoah. The rituals are in transition, but there is a growing audience searching for ways to mark the day."
— From the introduction
I worked with material provided by The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre's archive from their collection to create artwork that while preserving the documentary authenticity of the material would be an artistic touchstone to the emotions, memories and the history of the Holocaust and would honour the victims and survivors.
For some of the pieces that illustrate the book I used my normal media and produced actual original artworks. Other works were done digitally. Below are the actual original artworks along with three digital pieces.
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The Four Cups. Digital art
The Garden, 2011
Assemblage of color copy heat transfers, enamels,
wax and other media on Japaneses plant papers,
with museum board and Tycore supports.
13.5 X 18.5 X 1.25 in. – 34.3 X 47 X 3.2 cm.
Book of The Lost, 2011
Assemblage of color copy heat transfers, enamels, wax
and other media on Japaneses plant papers, museum board and fabric.
Artwork 12.25 X 19.5 X 0.625 in. – 31 X 49.5 X 1.5 cm.
Framed dimensions 20 X 26.25 X 3 in. – 50.8 X 66.7 X 7.6 cm.
Tulips, 2011
Enamels on Japanese paper and assemblage of Japanese papers
with color copy heat transfers and enamels over wood
on a digital image giclée background.
20 x 19.5 x 2.75 in. – 51 x 49.5 x7 cm.
Miriam's Tembril, 2011
Assemblage of color copy heat transfers, enamels, wax and other media
on Japaneses plant paper with laminated basswood hoop, cord and brass.
Copy transfers on rag-paper background sheet.
14.25 x 25.625 x 1.75 in. – 36.2 x 65 x 4.5 cm.
Seeds of Renewal, 2011
Color copy heat transfers, enamels and other media on Japanese paper
over a digital background giclée on rag-paper.
18 x 19.25 x 0.5 in. – 45.7 x 49 x 1.3 cm.
Warsaw Letters, 2011
Assemblage of color copy heat transfers, enamels,
wax and other media on Japaneses plant papers.
21.5 X 16.75 in. – 54.7 X 42.6 cm.
Peace Wing, 2012
Assemblage of Japanese papers with structure of laminated basswood and wire.
12 x 11.5 x 1.25 in. – 30.5 x 29.3 x 3.2 cm.
These two following pieces are from digital originals.
I have made giclée prints form the digital files
in archival inks on acid-free all rag paper
Wraiths, 2012
Giclée on rag-paper
image: 5 x 14.75 in. – 12.7 x 37.5 cm.
sheet size: 7 x 16.125 in. – 17.8 x 41 cm.
The Camps, 2011
Giclée on rag-paper
image: 10.625 x 10.875 in. – 27 x 27.6 cm.
sheet size: 13.75 x 14 in. – 35 x 35.6 cm.