Mei Mei Miriam’s Mezuzah

Size: 3″X1″ (approx)
Stitches: Running, Palestrina, Bead Stitch
Materials: Linen, Glass Seed Beads, Cotton and Silk Floss
Status: Private Collection

This mezuzah was created during the Kohenet training intensive as a gift for Mei Mei Miriam to commemorate her transformation ceremony. Mei Mei is very connected to water, so the image is intended to evoke a river winding through the land. The gold beads along the edge are for Oshun. Mei Mei is a priestess of Oshun from her time living in Yoruba country. The stitch-work, which is hard to see in the photo, is primarily palestrina stitch with beads in between for the river. There’s also running stitch and simple bead stitch. I left the fringe of the selvage edge to represent the fringes of the tallit.

Unfortunately, that’s the best picture I was able to get before giving it to her!

Technorati Tags: mezuzah, oshun, beads, water, miriam, embroidery, judaica

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