Seasons Ketubah

Mickie Caspi

2005

Decorative page featuring designs and floral motifs around border and central text in Aramaic and English. — Each corner of Mickie Caspi’s *Seasons Ketubah* represents one of the four seasons. The traditional text is framed by a mosaic of heart-shaped flowers and encircled by a quote from the Song of Songs.

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Mickie Caspi

b. 1961

Mickie Caspi is an Israeli American artist and calligrapher specializing in Judaica. The owner of Caspi Cards & Art, she incorporates traditional Jewish motifs, Persian and Arabic illumination, and contemporary styles into her original ketubot (marriage contracts), greeting cards, calendars, and art prints. Caspi lives in Newton, Massachusetts.

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