Yael Enkin's Journey Through Art: From Catholicism to Judaism
ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS
By Judy Simon
Born into a good Catholic family, Yael was raised with strong values, parents who encouraged her to believe in herself and a very creative grandmother. In Dijon France she began to learn Arabic. She returned to her native Ohio and started university studies, where for the first time, she met a Torah observant Jew. Something resonated in Yael's soul as she realized that she found what she had been searching for. Though her company started out as Blue Specks in my Coffee, she now calls it Yael Enkin Creations and she uses a variety of interesting woods (African Walnut, Padauk, Mahogany, Beech) to make word art, word games, candle holders and wooden puzzle art to name a few. She is passionate about her work, creating wood-art messages about joy, about G-d and about creativity. [listen]
By Judy Simon
Born into a good Catholic family, Yael was raised with strong values, parents who encouraged her to believe in herself and a very creative grandmother. In Dijon France she began to learn Arabic. She returned to her native Ohio and started university studies, where for the first time, she met a Torah observant Jew. Something resonated in Yael's soul as she realized that she found what she had been searching for. Though her company started out as Blue Specks in my Coffee, she now calls it Yael Enkin Creations and she uses a variety of interesting woods (African Walnut, Padauk, Mahogany, Beech) to make word art, word games, candle holders and wooden puzzle art to name a few. She is passionate about her work, creating wood-art messages about joy, about G-d and about creativity. [listen]
