MussArt™
MussArt™ is a playful combination of two practices that are very near and dear to my heart – Mussar, an ancient Jewish discipline of personal ethical transformation and Art (which has a very subjective definition). Both of these modalities play very integral roles in my personal self-growth and act both individually and collectively as catalysts for my evolving self- expression.
Chanson d’automne by Paul Verlaine
This is a painting I did for an entry in a gallery show to be paired with a poem called Chanson d’automne by Paul Verlaine. Though it was not created for an intended middah, (Mussar term for “measure” or soul quality) the movement of the (handcrafted paper) leaf as it is carried in the Autumn wind does possess a certain sense of faith or Emunah.
MussArt™ 