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Welcome to Michal David’s world. This year she is celebrating 13 years of diverse, dynamic creation… Michal David is a wonderful artist and artisan from Israel, the Holy Land. Her inimitable designs of pictures, clocks, mirrors, jewelry boxes and more are well known for their classic romantic and Victorian style. Michal writes on her website, [...]

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…Charles Darwin, Lord Alfred Tennyson, Queen Victoria, steam ships and fast moving trains, rampant poverty and child labor, great poets and painters – Victorian England was a very dynamic time and place… …what better way is there to capture that magic than in the beautiful artwork of Michal David. Displayed here is the “Flower Girl [...]

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Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time… John Keats Victorian England was always artistically pregnant. The pendulum of time swung as always, and English artists remembered the ancient Classics, the mystique of Rome and especially the truths uncovered by the Italian Renaissance. An age of awakening after wars in [...]

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The famous “Girl with a Pearl Earring” painting was made by Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer in the 17th Century. This beautiful painting of a girl with a flower earring was done by Israeli artist Michal David in the 21 Century. They both convey so much in facial expressions and posture. I definitely love them both.

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A few months ago I let you in on some personal news that I was about to become an aunt. Well, guess what? The happy day has arrived! I am the proud aunt of a beautiful baby girl named Gili – which means My Joy in Hebrew. After restraining myself for nearly 6 months, I [...]

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Are you familiar with The Secret? You probably do, if you live on planet earth. Have you ever wondered why has it become such a phenomenon? The answer is simple: Everyone wants success, but most people want it the easy way. It’s hard for people to change their lives, but watching a DVD is a [...]

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The Victorian era is named after the period of Queen Victoria’s rule in the United Kingdom between 1837 and 1901. This era was characterized, amongst other things, by an astonishing prosperity in the fields of art and culture. Victorian art is still considered very popular today, and many contemporary artist still express Victorian ideas in [...]

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You don’t have to be an art collector to appreciate beautiful creations, like this Round Picture by Michal David, titled Going Fishing. In the center of this piece is a young girl, standing on the beach and holding an improvised fishing instrument and a basket. The picturesque image is lovely because if it’s simplicity and innocence. It is [...]

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Although mirrors have a very definite function, I believe they are as valuable as pictures and photos in terms of Home Decor. Maybe even more, since mirrors are a representation of the most important piece of work in the home – the owner, of course. Maybe it’s just me, but when I look at myself [...]

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I must admit the word combination “Child Play” is quite scary for me, since I have been traumatized by the film “Child’s Play” when I was five-years-old. But I’m working on that, and hopefully, dolls will not intimidate me much longer. Just kiddin’, of course. There’s absolutely nothing scary about this lovely and innocent Judaica item. The [...]

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