Congregaton Ahavath Sholom – Congregation Ahavath Sholom Fundraiser
Auction Ends: Oct 22, 2015 03:00 PM EDT

Judaica

"Tree Of Life" by Barbara Barron

Item Number
106
Estimated Value
1800 USD
Opening Bid
600 USD

Item Description

38” x 29”

Original artist’s copy of a machine appliqued embroidery commissioned by Kehillath Shalom Synagogue, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Materials Used: Dupioni silk, cotton batiks, threads. Hand embroidered in various sections.

Check out Barbara Barron’s website: www.Barronjudaicart.com


Barbara Barron is a fiber artist who specializes in Judaica and works with quilted machine applique. She resides in Lenox, MA and Delray Beach, FL and received her BA from Hunter College, her MA from Teacher's College at Columbia University, and studied fibre and ecclesiastical embroidery at Oxford University and the Royal School of Needlework in London, England. She operated BARRON DESIGNS, a fiber art gallery in Deer Park, NY for twenty-four years, creating commissioned wall hangings for commercial and residential interiors. Her clients included AT & T, Rye,NY; and the Fuji Film Corp. in Tarrytown, NY; and Mr. & Mrs. Ezra Weisman, Presidential Home, Israel. She has created over fifty Judaic curtains,torah covers and wall hangings. Her torah cover won the prestigious Avis Lee & Abraham Neiman Judaica Prize Competition by the Jewish Museum of Florida in Miami Beach and was purchased for its permanent collection. In addition, Barbara has had numerous one-person and group exhibits though out the United States and Japan, including Pindar Gallery in Soho, NYC. She and her husband are members of Congregation Ahavath Shalom in Gt. Barrington, MA.

 

Item Special Note

Winning bidder is responsible for picking up the print in Great Barrington, MA or for shipping and handling costs.

Barrington Pack & Ship in Great Barrington, MA will handle packing, shipping and insurance of this item. Please contact them before final bidding for an estimate of shipping costs at 413-645-3091 or send an email to info@barringtonpackandship.com.

Donated By:

Barbara Barron