"Seven Species" Yom Tov Mantles

Various fabrics; appliqué
Assisted by Barbara Goldstein
Commissioned by Temple Anshe Sholom, Hamilton ON

The congregation raised funds to refurbish their seven old and distinguished Torah scrolls from the inside out. The Seven Species was an apt metaphor for this rejuvination process.

The Yom Tov mantles are the first seven completed. The set of daily mantles will follow closely, using the colours of the Yom Tov inset panels as the main background, and further developing the theme.

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detail of wheat
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