Timeless
Design
Three-dimensional ketubahs double
as
works of art.
By Suzanne Chessler
The Adlers of Windsqr
opted for a
3-D ketubah.
Gabrielle Mizrachi
Mallin builds
sculptural
designs.
details into her
gown
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Mizrachi-Mallin recently
traveled to Istanbul with her
husband and was impressed
with the architectural ornamenta
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Those impressions stayed with
her as the couple returned to their
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on
Toledo home.
In a basement studio, where she
explores artistic possibilities using
Jewish themes, Mizrachi-Mallin is
experimenting with ways to incor
porate the admired building fea
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of 3-D ketubahs.
Mizrachi-Mallin has been design
ing and framing decorative sculp
tural marriage agreements for five
tures into a new set
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"There
are
many
sources
for my
inspiration;' says the artist, trained
graphically at Florida State Univer
sity in Tallahassee. "I even can get
inspired by song lyrics that make me
think of ketubah designs:'
Mizrachi-Mallin had been working
in Judaic art before she extended
her interest to ketubahs. Her other
initiatives involve surrounding vari
kinds of
religious text, such as
with
colorful designs.
prayers,
Although the graphics special
ist does not develop specifically
ous
customized
approaches for each
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