Amulet
Judith Margolis
2003
Bearing Witness
Paper collage, ink, paint, cotton cord. Following a 6-month stay in America to care for my grown daughter while she went through chemotherapy, (she is fine now!) my relationship to synagogue attendance and prayer abruptly changed. I made this prayerbook, meant to be a wearable amulet, to remind me what I consider essential for protection and comfort.
- Copies: 1
- Pages: 34
- Type of binding: Cloth Cover
- Dimensions (cm): 4.5X5.5x1
- Type of printing: Digital
- Place of publication: Israel
- Book photography: Leafing: Yair Meyuhas & Shiraz Grinbaum
Judith Margolis is an Israel-based American essayist and artist who makes paintings, drawings, artist's books, and multi-media collages. Much of her work explores tensions between consciousness, feminism, and religious ritual tradition. Since 2000, Margolis has been the Art Editor of Nashim: The Journal of Jewish Women's Studies and Gender Issues, published by Indiana University Press. She is the Creative Director of Bright Idea Books, which produces limited edition and unique artist's books. She lives and works in Jerusalem.
