Description
Buckram and hand tinted and machine sewn and hand printed paper on silk, 14 ½ “ x 14 ½ “
The warp and weft in this piece represent Hillel and Shammai. They need each other’s support to remain upright. The open weave revealing the blue silk represents Hillel and his philosophy of openness, gentleness, and peace. Shammai in contrast is depicted in the closed, coarse, stiff, tight weave of the buckram. The hand printed paper with machine stitching relates to the two schools of thought and the “controversy for the sake of heaven.”
