Topography Ketubah
by Laya Crust
Ketubah Description
This lyrical design is a compilation of landscapes from all over the world. Hills, fjords, wheat field, orchards, meadows, waterfalls, snowcapped mountains, deserts, lakes and rivers can all be found in this dramatic piece. The sun and the moon in the sky represent the continuity of time. The two trees in the top center are like two lives merging together. In the branches there are two doves sitting together representing family, love and peace.
Ketubah Artist Bio
Laya Crust was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada, where she studied drafting and interior design. She is an accomplished lithographer and calligrapher who draws on her formal schooling as well as experiences in Canada and Israel to create her beautiful designs. Laya has printed and bound 3 books of lithographs, illustrated several children’s songs and illustrated and calligraphed “The Book of Ruth” in Hebrew. Since the marriage of a close friend in 1980, she has created over 400 ketubot, most of them original designs. Laya lives happily in Toronto with her husband and 6 children.