Submitted January 25, 2011 Back to Main Menu | Previous Submission | Next Submission
A Bird in the Hand: Michael Klein
This item from my collection is a very rare mezuzah case. It is hand crafted from 18k gold with chased, engraved and open work. It is Italian from about 1840. To view it, I use a magnifying glass to see all of the detail work. Submitted January 5, 2011 Back to Main Menu | Previous […]
A Bird in the Hand: Trudy Jacobson
My purse … I’m sure that I always have something important in my purse … in here is a showcard from the Epsten Gallery … the [Epsten] gallery and Eileen [Garry] are very important to me. In here is also my Lion of Judah pin from the Jewish Federation, which also means a lot to […]
A Bird in the Hand: Sherri Jacobs
My U.S. Passport The location of my birth in this world was 38.9589385 degrees latitude and -94.6816482 degrees longitude, making me eligible for one US passport. These coordinates allow me mobility that most on our planet do not have. Having had one stolen while abroad, I pondered the whereabouts of my doppelganger who roamed the planet […]
A Bird in the Hand: Adriane Herman
While working in my studio a few days before traveling to Kansas City for installation of “Pick Me Up (a few things),” my exhibition in Epsten Gallery, I ruminated on the Bird in the Hand project that KCJMCA Curator, Marcus Cain so poetically titled. Being a “bit” of a collector (as the show more than […]
A Bird in the Hand: Martha Granstrom
The pin on mother’s wedding dress in this photograph. My parents were married in 1914. Submitted January 25, 2011 Back to Main Menu | Previous Submission | Next Submission
A Bird in the Hand: Sue Friesz
My Collection My favorite collection is the one made up of various ceramic pieces my two children made, year after year, as they grew up. As an artist and a mom it was amazing to see the changes and development in their work. Submitted January 28, 2011 Back to Main Menu | Previous Submission | […]
A Bird in the Hand: Skipper Feingold
Submitted January 25, 2011 Back to Main Menu | Previous Submission | Next Submission
A Bird in the Hand: Miki Baird
Kramer in My Hand The feathers in my hand belong to my beloved departed cockatiel, Kramer. I spotted Kramer in a pet shop sporting a broken wing—he was cranky and loud but I fell for him on the spot. This photo is taken over the site where he is buried in my back yard. Submitted […]
A Bird in the Hand: Amy Duke
My grandfather died January 19th. My grandmother was holding his hand when he took his last breath. Here, exactly one year earlier, he holds her hands, which cup the cameo he commissioned that bears her portrait.The delicate blush-colored shell was carved 67 years before, shortly after they married. While stationed in Naples during World War […]