Sculpture

Catch us, the foxes, the little foxes (Song of Songs 2:15)

This work is part of a series in which I use digital drawing and cutting processes to emulate traditional processes of Jewish Papercutting, a centuries-old art form. The content is drawn from Song of Songs, a biblical love poem estimated to have... More

Sculpture

Columns of Smoke, in Clouds of Myrrh and Frankincense (Song of Songs 3:6)

This work is part of a series in which I use digital drawing and cutting processes to emulate the tradition of Jewish Papercutting, a disappearing art form dating back hundreds of years. The content is drawn from Song of Songs, a biblical love poem... More

Other

Eli Sage

This work is a portrait of a trans, non-binary friend of mine who was raised Orthodox Jewish community in South Florida. I am currently creating their Ketubah, or Jewish wedding contract, for their upcoming wedding to their partner Nick. It will be... More

Sculpture

From the Hills of Leopards

This work is part of a series in which I use digital drawing and cutting processes to emulate the tradition of Jewish Papercutting, a disappearing art form dating back hundreds of years. The content is drawn from Song of Songs, a biblical love poem... More

Sculpture

My beloved is like a Gazelle… Gazing Through the Window, Peering Through the Lattice (Song of Songs 2:9)

This work is part of a series in which I use digital drawing and cutting processes to emulate the tradition of Jewish Papercutting, a disappearing art form dating back hundreds of years. The content is drawn from Song of Songs, a biblical love poem... More

Painting

Nick

This is a portrait of Eli Sage’s partner, Nick. Nick grew up in the Conservative Jewish community and deeply engages in the analysis of Jewish tradition and his connection to it. He is developing his own practices of Judaism, rooted in tradition... More

Video

Sha’ar Asher Nisgar

This is a version of a Hebrew love song from 1000 CE called Sha’ar Asher Nisgar. I recorded and produced this rendition of it at home, sang the lyrics in Hebrew, and played and composed the piano and cello parts. The drawings of it are 3D... More

Video

Sha’ar Asher Nisgar

This is a version of a Hebrew love song from 1000 CE called Sha’ar Asher Nisgar. I recorded and produced this rendition of it at home, sang the lyrics in Hebrew, and played and composed the piano and cello parts. The drawings of it are 3D... More

Work by

Samantha Goldman aka. Sh3mona

Drawing and Painting

“My sculptural works reimagine the humble Jewish folk art of papercutting. I am seeking to preserve this vanishing tradition using contemporary materials— evoking imagery from my own Jewish upbringing...” [More]

Artwork Collection

All Artworks

A collection of the works I have created during my 2022 Thesis year as a Drawing and Painting Undergrad student at OCAD University.

Catch us, the foxes, the little foxes (Song of Songs 2:15)

This work is part of a series in which I use digital drawing and cutting processes to emulate traditional processes of Jewish Papercutting, a centuries-old art form. The content is drawn from Song of Songs, a biblical love poem estimated to have... More

Columns of Smoke, in Clouds of Myrrh and Frankincense (Song of Songs 3:6)

This work is part of a series in which I use digital drawing and cutting processes to emulate the tradition of Jewish Papercutting, a disappearing art form dating back hundreds of years. The content is drawn from Song of Songs, a biblical love poem... More

Eli Sage

This work is a portrait of a trans, non-binary friend of mine who was raised Orthodox Jewish community in South Florida. I am currently creating their Ketubah, or Jewish wedding contract, for their upcoming wedding to their partner Nick. It will be... More

From the Hills of Leopards

This work is part of a series in which I use digital drawing and cutting processes to emulate the tradition of Jewish Papercutting, a disappearing art form dating back hundreds of years. The content is drawn from Song of Songs, a biblical love poem... More

My beloved is like a Gazelle… Gazing Through the Window, Peering Through the Lattice (Song of Songs 2:9)

This work is part of a series in which I use digital drawing and cutting processes to emulate the tradition of Jewish Papercutting, a disappearing art form dating back hundreds of years. The content is drawn from Song of Songs, a biblical love poem... More

Nick

This is a portrait of Eli Sage’s partner, Nick. Nick grew up in the Conservative Jewish community and deeply engages in the analysis of Jewish tradition and his connection to it. He is developing his own practices of Judaism, rooted in tradition... More

Sha’ar Asher Nisgar

This is a version of a Hebrew love song from 1000 CE called Sha’ar Asher Nisgar. I recorded and produced this rendition of it at home, sang the lyrics in Hebrew, and played and composed the piano and cello parts. The drawings of it are 3D... More

Sha’ar Asher Nisgar

This is a version of a Hebrew love song from 1000 CE called Sha’ar Asher Nisgar. I recorded and produced this rendition of it at home, sang the lyrics in Hebrew, and played and composed the piano and cello parts. The drawings of it are 3D... More

Work by

Samantha Goldman aka. Sh3mona

“My sculptural works reimagine the humble Jewish folk art of papercutting. I am seeking to preserve this vanishing tradition using contemporary materials— evoking imagery from my own Jewish upbringing...” [More]