About These Ketubahs

All the artwork presented in this ketubah gallery are the original Artwork created by Nishima Kaplan for her popular Ketubah giclees.

These original pieces of Art are now available as hand-made ketubahs. Nishima can hand-write your English and Hebrew texts on the artwork, creating a timeless heirloom exclusively for you.

How to Order

Since only ONE of each of these original Artpieces exists, we can only take orders over the phone (you can reach us toll-free at 1-888-843-3323.)

Commisioning a Hand-Made Custom Ketubah

If you are interested in a completely custom ketubah, please [email Nishima] to schedule a phone consultation. Currently, Nishima's custom ketubahs start at $1800.00--$3000.00 and require several months to complete. [Click here] for recent examples of stunning commissioned multi-media pieces.

Aurora

Base Price for Artwork: $900.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

[available as a Limited Edition Ketubah]

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A full moon drifts serenely across a luminous arctic sky. Tongues of multi-hued fire dance in the heavens. A feeling of excitement grows as the moment of union draws near, the moment when you will join with your love in everlasting marriage.

The second in Nishima’s "Poetics" series, Aurora is inspired by the simplicity and beauty of Asian art fused with Nishima’s playful sense of form and color. Blending swirling watercolor abstraction with handmade paper, as carefully composed and balanced as a verse of Haiku poetry, Aurora is a timeless modern classic.

This mixed media "Poetics" collage is constructed from handmade paper that is torn, cut, applied and layered onto a large, colorful watercolor painting. The process is intensely meditative for the artist. She begins with only an idea in mind. No sketches of the artwork are done prior to beginning. Sudden inspirations, "accidents" and the natural beauty of the paper and the watercolor are allowed to "create" the artwork, using the artist as the vessel of expression. Spontaneous, creative, mystical: the words used to describe the process of creating this "Poetics" ketubah also describe the people who love it.

Bouquet

Base Price for Artwork: $750.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

[available as a Limited Edition Ketubah]

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Cloudbank

Base Price for Artwork: $1500.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

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Cloudbank recalls a moment of boundless peace and joy. Your hearts feel as weightless as clouds, cradled in a boundless blue sky and buoyed by the pure light of the joy that you feel in each other's presence.

Cloudbank represents the inexpressible joy of sharing a life together with your soul mate.

Cosmic Fusion

Base Price for Artwork: $900.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

[available as a Limited Edition Ketubah]

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According to Jewish Tradition, forty days before you were born the Angels gathered together and chose your Beshert – your Soulmate – the one whom you are destined to marry. From that moment on, the Angels gently nudged you towards each other, bringing you closer and closer to the moment when a "chance" occurrence would place you in each other’s arms.

Have you ever felt that you were like two planets drawn together by some invisible, magnetic force? Did the Universe seem to stop the moment you first kissed? Did you ever look up together at the moon at night and know that it was made just for you? Does your love for each other feel as timeless as the stars?

The fourth in Nishima’s "Poetics" Series, Cosmic Fusion brings these feelings (and more) together in a stunning display of color and energy. In this mystical, symbolic vision of a Jewish wedding, two planets (representing the Bride and Groom), each surrounded by a ring of stars (representing your Family), draw towards each other in a moment of magical coming-together.

This mixed media "Poetics" collage is constructed from handmade paper that is torn, cut, applied and layered onto a large, colorful watercolor painting. The process is intensely meditative for the artist. She begins with only an idea in mind. No sketches of the artwork are done prior to beginning. Sudden inspirations, "accidents" and the natural beauty of the paper and the watercolor are allowed to "create" the artwork, using the artist as the vessel of expression. Spontaneous, creative, mystical: the words used to describe the process of creating this "Poetics" ketubah also describe the people who love it.

Covenant

Base Price for Artwork: $1500.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

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Yesod of Yesod is the fifth in the Sefirot Series. The Sefirot are considered in Jewish mysticism to be channels of divinity flowing into the world.

May the Bride and Groom be blessed with the sacred gifts of the Sefirah of Yesod: Covenant, Foundation and Bonding.

The Sefirot Series uses abstraction and the interplay of pure, intense color to reflect and inspire the divine flow. This series was strongly inspired by the 20th Century abstract painter and Jewish mystic Mark Rothko.

Yesod of Yesod is a deep meditation on the qualities of Yesod. The color associated with Yesod is Orange. Yesod is also connected to the rainbow and God's Covenant with Noah. The bonding Covenant of marriage echoes this original Covenant.

Dove Quilt

Base Price for Artwork: $750.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

[available as a Limited Edition Ketubah]

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A fun, lively ketubah which playfully merges contemporary colors, crazy-quilt themes and time-honored Jewish symbols in a unique artpiece that reflects your unique vision of love, marriage and Judaism.

Key to symbols:

The Hamsa (hand with the eye at its center): Brings peace to your home

Phases of the Moon: Represent the Shechina (the protective female presence of God)

Shabbat candles and Kiddush cup: Represent joy, celebration and rest

Hands and Rings: Represent your commitment to each other

Eternity

Base Price for Artwork: $1150.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

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Nezah of Yesod is the seventh in the Sefirot Series. The Sefirot are considered in Jewish mysticism to be channels of divinity flowing into the world.

May the Bride and Groom be blessed with the sacred gifts of the Sefirah of Nezah (Eternity, Endurance and Victory) and with the sacred gifts of the Sefirah of Yesod (Covenant, Foundation and Bonding).

The Sefirot Series uses abstraction and the interplay of pure, intense color to reflect and inspire the divine flow. This series was strongly inspired by the 20th Century abstract painter and Jewish mystic Mark Rothko.

Nezah of Yesod is a meditation on the qualities of Nezah within a bonding Covenant of marriage. The strong dark blue square sits solidly - eternally - upon the sands of time.

Flowing Water

Base Price for Artwork: $900.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

[available as a Limited Edition Ketubah]

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Petals flowing downstream in a Japanese garden. A silk banner floating on a breeze. The full moon drifting across a cloudbank. The breathless moment under the wedding canopy before you kiss for the first time as newlyweds.

"Flowing Water" perfectly captures these fleeting moments of joy and longing, which vanish in an instant and last for all eternity. The first in Nishima’s "Poetics" series, Flowing Water is inspired by the simplicity and beauty of Asian art fused with Nishima’s playful sense of form and color. Blending swirling watercolor abstraction with handmade paper, as carefully composed and balanced as a verse of Haiku poetry, Flowing Water is a timeless modern classic.

This mixed media "Poetics" collage is constructed from handmade paper that is torn, cut, applied and layered onto a large, colorful watercolor painting. The process is intensely meditative for the artist. She begins with only an idea in mind. No sketches of the artwork are done prior to beginning. Sudden inspirations, "accidents" and the natural beauty of the paper and the watercolor are allowed to "create" the artwork, using the artist as the vessel of expression. Spontaneous, creative, mystical: the words used to describe the process of creating this "Poetics" ketubah also describe the people who love it.

Forest Sunset

Base Price for Artwork: $1350.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

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Forest Sunset recalls a moment of quietude at the end of another eventful day. Dark greens, rich browns and soothing ochres call to mind a treasured image. The sun is only now dipping behind the darkening woods as you sit hand-in-hand and reflect on the foundation of love and respect that your marriage rests upon.

Forest Sunset represents the sacred place in your marriage where you go to reconnect with each other.

Growing Together

Base Price for Artwork: $1600.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

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The branches of two "family trees" join and mingle ~ the coming together of your two families through your marriage. The branches form a protective shelter of Love over the text of your ketubah, your promise to create a loving home in which you respect and cherish each other. Beyond the trees is a stone archway, Ancient and Eternal. It is the arch through which countless generations of Jews have passed. It is the Chuppah, the wedding vows, the exchange of rings and the tinkle of glass shattering underfoot. It is the pathway to your new Life together. Glimpsed through the branches and archway are the green hills and the blue skies of the Promised Land, your Married Life.

Harmony

Base Price for Artwork: $1500.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

[available as a Limited Edition Ketubah]

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A glorious Sun sets over the ocean. The sliver of a New Moon soars in the heavens. All of heaven and earth is celebrating Dusk, the "marriage" of Day and Night, Sky and Earth, Air and Water. Dusk is the magic moment when the energies of the world are perfectly balanced in true harmony with each other ~ the Harmony of a Marriage based on the celebration of the unique gifts that each of you bring to your new life together. Like a New Moon your Life together has just begun, and yet like a Sunset it is already timeless. May you share a thousand New Moons, may you enjoy ten thousand Sunsets together! May the Harmony of your marriage be exciting, ecstatic and joyful!

Heirloom Quilt

Base Price for Artwork: $750.00      Lettering & Options are extra [learn more]

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An American quilt which merges warm, soothing colors, a turn-of-the-century quilt pattern, and traditional symbols of the Jewish home and wedding to create a meditative, balanced artpiece which invites introspection.

Key to symbols (clockwise from top left):

Huppah (Jewish wedding canopy)

Dove of peace

Torah scroll

"Aleph" (the first letter in the Hebrew alpha) and "Bet" (the first letter in the Hebrew Bible) symbolizing "beginnings"

Mogen David-- the Star of David

Intertwined rings symbolizing infinity, union, commitment to each other

Kiddish cup and Shabbat candles symbolizing celebration, joy, and rest

Text Lettering

$250.00 ~ Ketubah texts in two languages, with each text less than 400 words (the length of a modern, egalitarian text)

$325.00 ~ Conservative or Orthodox texts (with or without English)

$400.00 ~ Egalitarian Conservative text

Please call 1-888-843-3323 to inquire about pricing for texts or vows that you have written yourself. We also offer a translation service for $1.25/word.

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I can write your Ketubah in any color ink. If you would like for me to use metallic ink, an additional fee of $200.00 will apply. The reason for this is that I have to write the text twice... a very time-consuming process. But the result is beautiful!

Note: Metallic ink is required for most Rothko-inspired images and other designs in which the text sits on top of intense, saturated colors.

You can choose to hire a Sofer (scribe) to write your ketubah text on one of my hand-made Ketubahs. I can drop ship your ketubah directly to the Sofer along with instructions about the type of medium and recommended writing tools.

Just to let you know: since these are one-of-a-kind creations, neither ArtKetubah.com, Inc. nor I (Nishima Kaplan, the artist) can be held responsible for any damages or delays that your Sofer causes while working on my artwork. Nor am I obligated to make repairs or corrections to handmade ketubahs that are damaged by a third person.

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Shipping & Insurance starts at $80.00 and up, depending on the distance, type of shipping and size of the ketubah. We FedEx our hand-made ketubahs flat ~ ready to display at your wedding ~ with enormous amounts of padding and insured for their full value.

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I can further customize your ketubah by placing the text in various shapes, adding more signature lines (where possible), adding personal symbols or images (where possible) or many other creative and unique touches.

To discuss the various possibilities and to inquire about pricing for these extra touches please call 1-888-843-3323 and speak to, either me, or my husband Alon directly.

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