Award-winning book artist and poet Rick Black has penned a new book of haiku, Two Seasons in Israel. Black, who worked as a reporter for three years in the Jerusalem bureau of The New York Times, blends together his keen eye for detail and a subtle sense of irony. Here you’ll discover haiku in Jerusalem’s […]
Middle East
Akedah: The Binding of Yitzhak – New Artist Book released
We are glad to announce the release of our next major Jewish artist book, Akedah: The Binding of Yitzhak. An accordion book that one can view intimately or expand 50 feet for display, it tells the haunting Biblical story of Abraham who is commanded to sacrifice his son, Isaac. With stark mountains drawn with sumi-inks, […]
A Light By The Window
An exhibition opening and discussion of The Amichai Windows by artist Rick Black will be held from 1 – 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18th, at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in Hyattsville, MD. A bilingual Hebrew/English artist book that was 10 years in the making, The Amichai Windows features 18 poems by renown Israeli poet […]
The Amichai Windows – A Book for the Ages
ARLINGTON, VA – An homage to one of the greatest Hebrew-language poets, The Amichai Windows is a work of love and dedication. Rick Black, a book artist and poet, worked for the past 10 years to create a book that would last for the ages. The Amichai Windows, an exquisite bilingual artist book of Yehuda […]
Brunch and Poetry
Come join us for Rick Black’s brunch and poetry talk on Sunday, February 21st, at Olam Tikvah synagogue in Fairfax, Virginia. For three years, Black did post-graduate work in Hebrew literature at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Subsequently, he was a reporter in the Jerusalem bureau of The New York Times. He covered the first intifada, […]
