Sweet & Happy Rosh Hashanah

 

Happy New Year to You All

Shanah Tovah

Sweet & Happy

“May this time of reflection usher in a year of love, laughter, and sweet blessings for you and your family.” With Love & Respect ~ AHF

The First Paradise and Love That Conquers All!

 

The First Paradise and Love That Conquers All!

                                                 The First Paradise

  The technique used in The First Paradise is a unique combination of both light carving and scraping, followed by immediate layers of mixed media instead of using acid into a metal plate as in lithography. The entire artwork is executed freely with high-speed scraping and immediate filling of the scraped area with ink and other media. 

 There are many versions of the first paradise found in many forms around the globe. However, the most ancient and appealing ones are the Babylonian and the Hebrew biblical versions of The Land of Eden which both have somewhat amazing similarities. This artwork is derived from the Babylonian Genesis and the Hebrew biblical versions to show and enjoy through art the theme of love, knowledge, and the conflict between good and evil.

 Europeans used the apple as a symbol that drove Adam and Eve from heaven; however, the Akkadian-Babylonian version used a more accurate fruit, the date, which is the symbol of sexuality used for thousands of years as part of the sacred marriage rituals (Hashadu).

           Thus, the date palm tree plays the central visual element in the composition of this artwork, while the other symbols, i.e., the male, the female, the birds, the fish, the water, the moon in the sky, and the serpent are playing the supporting roles, perfecting the scene!

 

Subject: The First Paradise

Technique: M/P, light Carving with Mixed-Media

Measurements: 16x11.1/8 Inch

Date: 1993

Price: $20,000

 

A Visit to a Universe!

 

A Visit to a Universe!

The Many Corners of Beauty

 An open field, a wide sea, and a high sky make me feel like I am part of a universe, but my personal space where I can breathe beauty is my true universe!

Leonardo da Vinci once stated, “An artist's studio should be a small space because small rooms discipline the mind and large ones distract it”. Therefore, I love being in my small studio because it is the perfect space for inspiration and creation.

Welcome to atelier a, where my art gives me joy and promotes a positive mood. In my private studio where I am capable of reshaping both my inside and outside worlds through art, I am the lord of my destiny.

However, I am not here to fix the world but to enjoy it while diving away from the daily discomfort into calm music and radiant, saturated colors.

Although my studio looks like a war zone, I love my studio like a bird loves her own nest.

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PS. In the hallway between the main door and my studio, you can enjoy some of the artworks that I created before the Logogramism period.