Michal Kassov-Levy – A new Israeli tradition
Michal Kassov-Levy has been an artist for many years now – she had been painting, done different sculpture work and graduated for the “Meimad” school of visual art. A few years ago Michal that a goldsmith is what she is really meant to be: the required technical abilities, side by side with her talent and experience in painting and designing form, for Michal, an inspiring combination, bearing endless possibilities.
And indeed one can clearly see the dynamic between Michal’s rich experience in painting and her skill as a goldsmith in the jewelry she designs. Almost all the pieces she designs are decorated using engraving or etching and they include many ‘Israeli’ motives: pomegranates, grains, grape clusters, hamsa and many Jewish motives. “When I create a piece of jewelry I imagine that it is a part of a lost treasure”, says Michal and indeed many of her jewelry have an ethnic, yet unique, look. There are only a few pieces of many of the designs.
The ‘treasure’ concept takes on another meaning in some of Michal’s designs which enfold more than the eye can se at a first glance. A perfect example can be seen in the two following rings, made of two layers: the decoration on the bottom layer being partially hidden by the top layer.
I admit it was quite difficult to decide which pieces from Michal’s collection to present to you and I highly recommend diving into her website and enjoying the magnificent pieces presented there.
