Category: Artwork

My First Illustrated Book: “Red is my Rimon”

“It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job.  It releases tension needed for his work.”  (Henry Moore, English sculptor and artist)

That will explain why I haven’t blogged in a while… or at least makes it sound like I have a professional reason for being a lazy blogger!

But for now, I wanted to share some exciting news… my first illustrated children’s book is due out this fall! It’s called Red is my Rimon: A Jewish Child’s Book of Colors by Dvorah Glick.

cover

Many, many thanks to all my family and friends for their support and encouragement!

Something new: Decoupage artwork :)

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of funky artwork using dictionary pages, music sheets, or vintage magazines as the backdrop for some pretty images, either printed or painted on top. To me there’s something very appealing about combining the written word with drawing or painting, and decided to experiment with something similar, although I haven’t seen anything exactly like this yet! So I guess it’s fair to call it “Something new!”

grapes

I do think it’s pretty to have the Hebrew letters showing through the artwork, and it’s terribly fun to do all this cutting, pasting, and painting!

spring-birds

And a couple Chamsas, for good luck :) The large blue words say “Shalom” which means “peace.”

blue-red-chamsa shalom-hamsa green-blue-chamsa

I’d love to hear your feedback and suggestions! Please leave me a comment :)

Love, Dena