Jerusalem mosaic - print by Bracha Lavee

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Jerusalem mosaicSigned print by the artist. Size aprx. 6"-7" including frame. About the artist, written by Professor Robert Brym, University of Toronto: "Bracha Lavee-Brym was born in Poland in 1948 and arrived in Israel in 1957. She lived and studied in Tiberias, where even as a small child her artistic talents were apparent. She had already won her first art prize at the age of seven in Poland, and though out her public schooling in Tiberias she was known as the class artist. She continued to develop her talents, including music, and in 1970, following graduation from high school and the completion of military service, she enrolled in the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem. There she met her future husband, Menachem Lavee, also a designer and artist. Menachem is a full partner in all of Bracha's projects. Bracha employed a variety of artistic techniques and discovered the flexibility of felt about thirty years ago. The city of Jerusalem and stories from the bible provide her with endless sources of inspiration. Her use of felt in bright, semi-tropical colors allows her to express her themes dramatically. They also allow her to capture both the warmth normally associated with tapestry and the attention to fine detail typical of painting. Bracha Lavee-Brym has produced a strikingly attractive and expressive new art form that is deeply read more