These thirty-six 18"x18"x25.5" triangular images are painted and drawn on Acid-Free paper in mixed media including acrylic ink, colored pencil, Art Marker, watercolor, Caran d'Ache, and India Ink.  The series was completed from 1999-2000.

The legend of the Lamed Vav Tzaddikim (36 Lovingkind People) has been part of Jewish mysticism since at least the days of the Rabbis.  This legend states that without the selfless actions of 36 normal people (hidden Tzaddiks), the human world would be destroyed.  The legend says that if all 36 come to know who they are and who are the others, then the entire world will change for the better and a new age of peace will be born.  The 36 are like seed crystals added to ultra-concentrated solution, everything crystalizes.

The images were made using the Kabbalistic, esoteric Jewish paradigm of the Tree of Life which explains the origin of the universe and life, via 10 Sefirot or Numbers (#1-10) , 22 Paths  or Letters (#11-32), and the 4 Levels (#33-36).  The images are also aligned with the current scientific paradigm of the origins of the universe (#1-10) and evolution of life on earth (#11-36) culminating with the final image #36 which represents the last 65 million years in which mammals have evolved.  In this series both Kabbalistic and scientific paradigms are integrated within the moral paradigm of the Tzaddikim.

This series of images has been exhibited in a 2-person show at the Westchester Jewish Center in Marmaronek, NY and in a solo show at Temple Emeth in Teaneck, NJ.  During the Westchester exhibit a video which included me talking about the exhibit was broadcast on the local cable station, I gave an Artist Talk, and also gave a lecture about the Kabbalah and the history of the Lamed Vav legend and my visual interpretation.

This series is available for exhibition and/or sale in its entirety.  Contact me if you are interested.