Chagall Inspired Chair (Back Panel)

The back panel of the chair  is a tribute to the beautiful stained glass windows which Marc Chagall created at the synogogue of the Hadassh-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel. 

After pouring over photos of  the 12 windows Chagall created (one window each for the 12 tribes of Israel), I decided to use the Reuben Window as a model in honour of my late father, whose first name was Reuben.

Blue is the predominate colour in the Reuben window and it has a "water theme to it.

I decided a peace dove would be appropriate

In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette,
which provides the meaning of life and art. It is the colour of love.
- Marc Chagall 

While outstretched hands reach up towards the sun, the source of light; the peace dove flies underneath it and the "Colour of Love" in Hebrew appears on the sun. Lily of the Valley bloom mysteriously under the sea this this world.

Chagall inspired Chair (front panel & cushion)

In our life there is a single colour, as on an artist's palette,

which provides the meaning of life and art.

It is the colour of love.

Marc Chagall

In the past year, life has certainly got in the way of my art, as a result, this chair has taken me over a year to complete. Yes, family and health take priority over such things such as art, so this project has taken a long time to complete. In the end, I am happy with the final result, and maybe because it was a struggle to complete this piece, it is somehow sweeter.

There is plenty of Chagall-like symbolism here. I included an Eiffel Tower ~ one of Chagall's trademarks on the front of the chair.

The seat cushion is reversible. One side is predominately blue and features a heart-shaped bunch of flowers. On the other side, I included a quote by Marc Chagall which reads: "I work in whatever medium likes me at the moment."