fox-teeth: Not at MoCCA Online Con Day 1: Yiddishkeit Evil Eye Patches These 3.5" embr

fox-teeth: Not at MoCCA Online Con Day 1: Yiddishkeit Evil Eye Patches These 3.5" embroidered patches are inspired by Jewish folklore, and feature calligraphy of a traditional Yiddish protective phrase–“kein ayin hara”/“no evil eye”–and another anti-evil eye symbol, the fish.“Kein ayin hara”, also pronounced “kinahora”, is said to protect yourself from the evil eye and malevolent spirits, especially after receiving good news. This excerpt from the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project gives a good overview of the phrase.Fish are said to be incapable of being affected by the evil eye in the Talmud. There’s a lot of fish imagery in Judiaca, and my fish design was inspired by these illuminations from the 13th North French Hebrew Miscellany.Each patch comes with a postcard-sized backing card briefly explaining the cultural meaning, and can be displayed on the card or sewn onto a bag or jacket (they are iron-on, but based on personal experience the shape needs to be sewn on as well for max stability).These patches have become one of my favorite things to sell at cons because people get SO EXCITED when they see them! There’s not a lot of Yiddish at comic cons–especially on items like this–and I’m so happy at the positive response and chance to share my culture in new ways through my art.I just got a new batch of these patches in for the 2020 con season…which may not be happening…but it does mean there is plenty of stock online and ready to ship! (if you preordered one they should ship this week)Buy a Fish Patch!Buy Flat-Rate Shipping! I see that my Rosh Hashanah griffin illustration is going around again…if you like that, you might also be interested in these patches! -- source link

More pics about