I’ve enjoyed the challenge of designing a good logo or monogram since I was in high school. I especially enjoy playing with letterforms and their similarities to other shapes. [dg new_window=”true” ids=”561,562,563,564,565,566,567,568,569,570,571,572,573,574,575,576,577,578,579″]
Esrog boxes are a woodworking project I’ve turned to a few times over the years. They take a whole summer to make, and, unlike other projects like bread boards and lamps, it doesn’t matter if a camper’s older sibling has … Continue reading →
Designing the look and feel of an annual event’s materials can be a lot of fun – especially if the event itself looks to be a fun one. Here are several I did for the Cincinnati Community Kollel. [dg columns=”3″ … Continue reading →
This was the Camp Ashreinu woodwork project in 2011. It was built around an IKEA lamp and lampshade, and a hidden message appears when you turn it on! Full details of the build, including a glimpse at the original camp … Continue reading →
From late 2007 to early 2010, Rabbi Yaakov (“Cobi”) Robinson gave two series totaling 15 lectures to women. The goal of these flyers was to create a “brand,” as it were, which would highlight each lecture’s topic, while making it … Continue reading →
The Mayerson JCC has a themed art show in its sukkah every year, and all of the local Jewish Federation agencies are invited to participate. From 2013 to 2017, I designed the Kollel’s entries. Here are four of them, along … Continue reading →
A quick primer: Two weeks after Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, comes the festival of Sukkos (the Biblical festival of Tabernacles; some pronounce it “Sukkot” – Wikipedia link). It’s a week-long holiday on which observant Jews eat, sleep, and generally spend time in … Continue reading →
I put this k’suba together for the Kollel several years ago, and we’ve used it a few times. The daylilies were in Ellen Pollock’s garden; IIRC, I placed a sheet of white poster board behind the flowers so it … Continue reading →
Left to right: silverfish, catfish, starfish, herring (clearer in hi-res), dogfish, goldfish, and zebrafish. (Sorry – I’ve got a soft spot for corny humor!) These were part of a Purim costume – a fisherman. I thought about sewing eyes onto … Continue reading →
From May, 2009, to April, 2017, I produced the weekly newsletter for Congregation Zichron Eliezer (“CZE,” the synagogue formerly known as Kneseth Israel, or “KI”). It was a labor of love – a weekly exercise in copy-fitting, copy-editing (I … Continue reading →
