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The length of time Marla spends
on each chuppah varies. "Since each
chuppah is a one-of-a-kind work of
art, there's no way to predict how
long it will take," she said. "It depends
on how much or how little detail is
involved; six to nine months would be
ideal. For something simple, I would
need less time."
Each custom chuppah is individual-
ly priced based on the design, includ-
ing the type and amount of fabric
used, if embroidery, lace or quilting
are involved and the word quantity.
Marla refers to her husband, Alan, as
her technical support. "He makes sure
that all the photos are the best they
can be before printing, and he makes
all of the frames for the chuppot, not
to mention giving his opinions on
design — but only when asked!"
An art major in college, Marla said,
"I have always loved making things.
I've tried just about every craft there is
to try, but working with fabric with the
infinite number of colors and patterns
and designs is very exciting to me:"
Her chuppot have been featured
in the 2007 "Mazel Toy! The Art of
Marriage" show at the Janice Charach

Gallery in the Jewish Community
Center in West Bloomfield. Matt and
Lindsay's chuppah was included at the
2004 "Contemporary Fiber: Without
Boundaries:' the annual fiber arts
exhibit at the same JCC.
"It gives me great joy to work with
the families, and know that I am mak-
ing a work of art they will have, to
pass down:' Marla said.
"The chuppah starts out as an idea,
but when the families see the finished
product it is very rewarding to see the
joy my work brings."
Added Matt, "The final creation
was a masterpiece that Lindsay and I
could truly call ours. It tells our story,
the story of our families and my mom
even left space for the story of 'our
family to come.'"
Now that Matt and Lindsay are par-
ents to 91/2-month-old Madeleine, Matt
said, "Our chuppah is something that
we hope to pass down to our children,
so that they can know where they
came from as they look forward to the
future of their own. The chuppah my
mom created is a gift that will keep
on giving, hopefully for generations to
come." ❑

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