| Best
of Show
Torah Cover
Artist's Studio,
Toronto, Canada
Artist-Designer:
Melanie Siegel (www.msiegel.ca)
Photographer:
Barry Roden Photography
30"h x 18"w
x 4"d
Handmade fabric
of metallic threads by free-motion machine embroidery on dissolvable fabric;
lined with imported fabrics; hem embellished with embroidered pomegranates
and bells said to have adorned the garments of the high priests of ancient
temples. Breastplate is in colors of semiprecious stones representing the
12 tribes of Israel; made of delicate fabrics, embellished with handstitching,
pearls, and metal beads.
For
more information on this work, and to see photographs of the three other
winning entries and four honorable mentions, please refer to the printed
edition of ML.
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