16 Nov 2014
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Saffron and Spices Ketubah
by Nishima Kaplan
Ketubah Description
“…saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices. You are a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and flowing streams…” (Song of Songs, chap. 4:14-15)… Most precious of all spices, Saffron was weighed out like gold in the ancient markets of the world. Yet it takes over two hundred thousand crocus flowers to yield a single pound. Like the love that you share, Saffron is rare beyond belief; healing and nourishing. It suffuses everything in a delicious, golden glow. Like Saffron, a little pinch of love goes a long way! Second in Nishima Kaplan’s “Song of Songs” series, “Saffron & Spices” evokes the Garden of Eden, where perfumed trees bloom eternally and Winter was unknown — a magical garden lost now to all but lovers. Limited Edition of 350. Signed and numbered by the artist.
Ketubah Artist Bio
Nishima graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 with degrees in Russian studies and Multinational Management from the Wharton School of business. Unsatisfied with business, she continued to search for her life’s work. Later, she discovered that her deepest passion and destiny was to be an artist. She continued and completed studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art for three years, receiving classical training in drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpting. In 1998, she designed and painted her first ketubah as a wedding gift for friends. Since then she has created hundreds of Hand-Made and Limited Edition ketubahs.
