Kesam
Katz
Eilat,
Israel
MY INNER TREE OF LIFE
is a wall hanging that I crocheted using many
different fibers,natural as well as man made.
The tree of life is a symbol often seen in Jewish art. It is most often
portrayed as a menorah --a seven limbed candelabra that can be found not only
in synagogues but also in churches. I call this my inner tree of life because
it shows my life from the inside out. At the very core of each frond is a dance
of colors which symbolizes my rich creative life and is the core of who I am.
Outside the whirling dervish of color and stitches comes a fence of dark
blue--the dark side of my life--always there--perhaps the price paid for such a
wonderful inner core (?). Beyond the darkness that is always there, waiting to
be passed through, comes the gold filaments of hope, joy, wisdom, positive
energy of the God within--who sustains my life as well as guides it. Then outside
that comes a dark green with flashes of brillient color. The dark green of
the forest, filled with growth, both old and new. It has patches of darkness as
well as flashes of brightness, of joy, of creativity. This outer layer is the
nourishing and nurturing of new life that comes with each new day.
Like many artists my life is filled with magical highs as well as desperate
lows. Both are blessings in their own way--giving me energy and creativity to
solve and make it through the lacy, spider web of darkness that has given me an
empathy and sympathy for all living creatures--each of whom are busy living the
best life they can manage at any given moment. Creative thought has often
allowed me to walk a step or two in the shoes of others, appreciating the different
perspectives found living side by side here in my world of the Middle East. A
land which echoes my inner life of joy, creative energy, as well as the
darkness of religion gone amuck--but filled with the light of our Creator who
brings forth each day to be lived, juggling the light and darkness of life.
My studio is in Eilat, Israel--the southernmost tip of Israel with the Arava
desert as its back door and the Red Sea as it front door. I live at 2020
Sheshet Hayamim, Apt. 4 with a standard poodle and five cats.
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