3-D KETUBAHS FROM PAGE 50
The flat,
signed layer fits
in through the back of the frame.
marriage documents at the request
couple who had seen her other
religious artwork.
She creates the 3-D effect by
building the decorative areas with
as many as 12 layers that reach an
inch in depth. Working at a comput
er, she creates designs, prints them
multiple times, cuts the images and
of a
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stacks one on top of another.
While the 3-D portions that make
up the border of the document
are
built into the frame, she leaves
space for a flat layer that is signed
by the rabbi, bride, groom and wit
looks like stained
glass. The process
choosing the variations was very
easy:'
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The artist, whose
couple's
family attends
a
Conservative synagogue, has com
pleted ketubahs that have romantic
focus, and she has provided Hu
manistic options for each bride and
emphasizing they
groom
his Southfield wedding in 2012.
"Ours is very colorful, and the center
to'
bride, groom and rabbi.
Ketubah text varies according to
couple. Besides the most traditional,
Orthodox version, there are modifi
joining together.
hangs in the Windsor living room
of Jessica and Steven Adler, who
connected with Mizrachi-Mallin by
looking for decorative ketubahs on
the Web. Her sites are 3dketubahs.
com and ashrajudaica.com.
"Gabrielle's designs struck us as
being over the top;' says Steven
Adler, who lived in Ypsilanti before
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completed, that layer fits
through the back of the frame,
which has hangers for placement.
"It's all covered with protective
glass to avoid fading;' says the artist,
whose projects have been part of
group showings in Southfield and
Grand Rapids.
One Mizrachi-Mallin ketubah
February 2015
a sitting room and knows
couple placing theirs in a dining
room, asks for six weeks to complete
each order, allowing proofreading
of a
nesses.
Once
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tubah in
are
equals
"I want to make sure that the
rabbi is involved so that there are no
typo surprises on the wedding day;'
the artist says. "There needs to be
time to cut all the
pieces and build
them, get all the approvals and take
care
of the
shipping:'
Costs for the 3-D versions, num
bering 25-30 a year, run $600-$700.
"Making Jewish artwork is an
joy;' says Mizrachi-Mallin,
extreme
a
director on the board of the Ameri
can Guild of Judaic Artists. "It's a
spiritual exercise,
not just a creative
exercise.
"To make
a
ketubah
during such
time in the lives of two
joyous
people is
a
honor and blessing for
hope the process will be
effortless for each couple getting
exactly the ketubah that is
an
me, and I
wanted:' Ry