By Rick Black Akedah: The Binding of Yitzhak is an artist book about the haunting Biblical story of God commanding Abraham to sacrifice his son, Isaac. It is a story about trauma. Of a father, mother, and son. Of a husband and wife. Of the divine presence and absence. Of words and silence. Of how […]
Amichai Windows
By Rick Black The Amichai Windows, a limited edition artist book of Yehuda Amichai poems, opens a window onto love, war, being Jewish in the 20th century and life in Israel. Each poem is wrapped and folded in an individual, handmade paper triptych and collected in an […]
Peace and War in Israel
By Rick Black In each of these imagistic poems, peace and war in Israel are juxtaposed in ways that portray the heart-wrenching beauty and sorrow of daily life in this conflict-ridden land. A former reporter with The New York Times in Jerusalem, Rick found it difficult to capture all of the contradictions that he encountered […]
Highland Park Centennial Album
By Rick Black and Bill Bonner A deluxe, limited edition of more than 100 digital portraits of Highland Park, New Jersey, this signed, handcrafted collector’s edition is bound to please Highland Park old-timers, photography and architecture buffs and small town lovers. Each copy is hand bound in burgundy silk Japanese bookcloth with a gold-embossed cover. […]
