Sukkat Shlomecha Shelter of Peace
by Marlene Burns
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Title
Sukkat Shlomecha Shelter of Peace
Artist
Marlene Burns
Medium
Painting - Mixed Media On Canvas
Description
"Ufros aleynu sukkat sh'lomecha," spread over us the shelter of Your peace, is a powerful verse of the Hashkivenu prayer. It is the second prayer after the Sh'ma and said in the evening service as well as at bedtime. The phrase provides a stunning visual of G-d protecting us throughout the night.
This shelter also references the festival of Sukkot. Following Yom Kippur, we are commanded to immediately begin building a sukkah. We transition from a day of Judgment to a time of rejoicing.It is traditional to perform a waving ceremony with the four species ( willow, palm, myrtle and etrog) during the week of Sukkot.
In this visual expression, a periwinkle blue for the night sky was chosen. Coincidentally, the flower of the biblical myrtle bush was also this shade of blue. The sky is separated by protective curve that represents shelter. In the Hashkivenu prayer there is another phrase referencing G-d protecting us 'under the shadow of His wings.' A band of shadow and a feather reinforce the curve. Within the shelter are the four species as well as three pomegranates, a common symbol in Judaism.
The pomegranates are used to not only reference the New Year, but also, to acknowledge that Sukkot is one of three pilgrimage festivals that were commanded in the Torah. The complete circle that emerges from the species, alludes to the sense of peace we are hoping for, when this compelling prayer is said. The background colors were chosen to be peaceful. The additional curves are meant to bring the eye into the design in an inviting way, alluding to the Ushpizin ceremony
of symbolically inviting our forefathers/mothers to join us in the sukkah.
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