Melissa & Yonatan

Yonatan's mum really liked the birthday card I made for Hila and wrote to me to ask if I could make something for her son and his fiancée, Melissa. The couple met on 23rd December 2023. Yonatan's mum thought it would be nice to gift them a piece of my art to mark the date, something about the beginning of their journey together.

She sent me the photo of Melissa and Yonatan, above, taken when they first met. I recreated it carefully, adding all the tiny details which makes the picture special. She also asked me to add the following line in Hebrew:

מצאתי את שאהבה נפשי (Song of Songs 3:1-4), which translates as "I have found the one whom my soul loves".

My customer was delighted with the piece, which she framed herself. "They all loved it!" she said.

Yonatan wrote me a lovely message as well.

"Hi Lisa. We just received a fantastic gift made by you, and we are stunned at how beautiful and detailed it is. Thank you so much for your part in it ❤".

Melissa and Yonatan got married yesterday. I wish them a big Mazal Tov (congratulations) and many happy years together.

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Hila 23

My eldest son's girlfriend, Hila, celebrated her 23rd birthday at the end of June. My son, Nadav, sent me a favourite photo of the two of them together, and asked me to make Hila a birthday card based on it.

Hila and Nadav spent some time travelling in the Far East earlier this year. They visited Hội An, a city in Vietnam known for its well-preserved ancient town, and also for its workshops and tailors where you can have custom-made clothes made. Hila and Nadav decided to do a cooking workshop together and, on their second day in the city, they joined the workshop of a woman named Hon, along with two more Israeli families and a Dutch couple. Hon is apparently well known among Israelis!

They started the workshop with a tour of the local market. Hon explained to them about local fruits and vegetables, many of which they didn't recognise and are not available in Israel. Then, in the workshop they prepared, among other things, spring rolls wrapped in thin rice wrappers and filled with a variety of fresh vegetables, and egg rolls with a cooked filling and wrapped in a fried, crispy wrapper. This is what they are holding in the photo Nadav shared with me.

I have shown Hila and Nadav wearing the black aprons they were supplied with at the cooking workshop. They are proudly holding the results of their hard work! I added a big number 23 to mark Hila's age. The Hebrew greeting says "Happy Birthday Hila ❤".

They both look happy enough with the card!

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The Picture She Chose

A new customer asked me to make a piece of artwork for her daughter, something that she could hang on the walls of her apartment. She sent me a favourite black and white photo of her daughter and her boyfriend, one that her daughter had herself picked out, along with another photo in colour. 

"I love your work and I know my daughter Avital will too" my customer wrote to me. 

I created a paper version of the young couple, carefully copying the details, from the folds of her pink shawl to the markings on his watch strap.

My customer was happy to receive the piece, then sent me a lovely message telling me that she had given it to her daughter. "I just want to tell you that I gave Avital the picture and she loved it!" she said.

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"Two Amazing Cards"

Back in May 2022 Mizzie and Jonny celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary. As is their custom, the couple both asked me to make a card for their special day.

Mizzie wanted a card showing her and Jonny sitting together playing the piano. She was sure that Jonny was going to ask me for the same thing and even went as far as to say that I should tell her if he did, so that she could change the design!

I followed Mizzie's request carefully and showed the couple making music on an electronic keyboard, which I knew they were learning to play on. A red heart fills the space between them.

Mizzie was delighted. "I love the anniversary card I ordered! You're so talented!" she wrote to me.

Now Jonny DID actually guess that Mizzie had asked me to do something with a keyboard theme, so he requested something different. He sent me a photo of the couple in front of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece and asked me to recreate it for Mizzie's card.

"Thanks for two amazing cards!" Mizzie wrote to me. "I guessed Jonny's card and he guessed mine too!"

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