Encounter

Just as Joseph's vision of the burning bush changed his life, I seek a vision that will transform my life. The female shown here has an ally, a snake, (not the adversarial snake of Bereshit). She is energized and strengthened by her encounter with the burning bush.

Collection of the artist

Hidden Clues

Hidden Clues shows a sky wildly populated by stars. In the grasses a snake slithers. It is a force for good which we seek, but it is generally hidden.

Collection, Dr. Albie Tabackman

Energy Snake

Here the snake is shown as a manifestation of God's healing touch. Deep under the ground there are clues to different mysteries. The landscape in the panel at the top refers to the real physical world and especially the healing landscape that surrounds my studio.

Collection of the artist

Roots of the Matter refers to the inarticulate mass of ideas and longings that nourishes and motivates our every ambition. The potential of life is embedded in each hard seed.

Collection of the artist

"Prayer for Healing " was done as an intuitive response to extreme anxiety and, pitom!, the forming of the image actually did have the desired effect. I felt as if I were praying and that my prayers were heard.

Collection, Sonia and James Cummings

Since my husband, David Margolis z"l, died, the notion of reincarnation is urgently relevant to me. I find myself especially vulnerable to the question of what awaits us after this life. The ink drawing called "Living Alone" explores this question. This is how it came about... more

Israeli artist Judith Margolis' paintings and drawings have been used as graphic accents throughout the Kalsman site to punctuate the core imagery of our work in health and healing. Here the artist discusses the inspiration for these works.

To see more of Judith's work, please visit www.brightideabooks.com and www.judithmargolis.com

Judith recently participated in a project called Faraway Places which included installing her original art in the intensive care units at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. She is delighted to have her art be a source of comfort and healing and seeks other venues in which to install her work for the benefit of patients and caregivers.

Judith will be a Coolidge Colloquium Research Fellow in July 2010 at Union Theological Seminary in New York City and welcomes contact with Kalsman network members in the area while she is there.