When my son and his girlfriend asked me to make them a sign with their names on for the front door of their student apartment, little did I know that the piece I came up with would become one of my most popular designs! I have cut this piece quite a number of times this year, making the occasional tiny change to the design to suit the brief.
In August a customer thought my design would make a lovely baby gift for some newborn twins. She knew that the final piece would be bigger than my original creation since she wanted to include not only the new babies' names but also their date of birth.
She sent me a photo from the joint Simchat bat and brit milah to show me the different shades of greens and beige that the family had worn at the ceremony. "I think these are the colours she [the new mum] likes" my customer wrote.
My final piece measured 25 × 20 cm. It features the twin babies' names, Yagel and Rena, written in Hebrew, with their birth date displayed below. The name Yagel means "to rejoice," while Rena means "melody" or "song." Together, the names express a beautiful harmony of joy and song.
My customer was thrilled with the piece, first writing: "Thank you, it’s beautiful," and later adding "The papercut you created for Rivka was really appreciated. She was so touched."
3 comments:
Wow. That is so lovely.
I know women called Rena, but I am not familiar with the name Yagel. The closest I could get was my son's closest friend at school, Yigal.
What a lovely gift. I love that particular shade of green too; it shows off your papercut beautifully. xx
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