Naomi Teplow

Naomi Teplow has been making Ketubot and illustrated manuscipts since 1983. Her style is influenced by old European manuscripts and Persian miniatures with their strong, rich colors, detailed natural scenes and elaborate floral and geometrical designs. Her medium is primarily gouache on paper or parchment. Ms. Teplow has participated in numerous group shows, and her 1995 Song of Songs series of paintings and illuminated texts were exhibited in the Berkeley Jewish Community Center in 1996.

A Woman of Valor

This print attempts to make literal, the figurative phrase at the end of chapter 31 of Proverbs. This chapter is customarily read on Friday nights at the Shabbat dinner table and is often given by Jewish men to their wives as a gift of art and calligraphy expressing their love and appreciation.

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