The world stands on three things: truth, justice, and peace.

— PIrkei Avot 1:18

COAT OF MANY COLORS

  • An autumn garden. A blanket. A carpet. A shield.

    This coat offers warmth, safety, and shelter in uncertain times. Rooted in the natural cycles of change, it becomes a metaphor for resilience—how we grow, adapt, and find meaning even within struggle. It is, above all, a gesture toward hope.

    In the biblical tradition of my Jewish heritage, a coat of many colors was gifted by Jacob to his son Joseph. Though it stirred jealousy and conflict, it ultimately became a symbol of survival—a thread in the long story of the Jewish people. This piece is a meditation on that narrative.

    Constructed from photographs of autumn leaves, each triangle is printed, cut, folded, and sewn by hand into hexagons. Assembled together, they form a three-dimensional sculptural abstraction—a new kind of coat stitched from memory, myth, and the turning of the seasons.