Judenhut Circle (Small Hats, Big Problems) by Marcia R Cohen

Sculpture/Vessel

Vitreous Glass Enamel on Steel

liquid form enamel granular spray, Limoges porcelain painting, sgraffito, photo transfers, mica dust embellishment

group of 3 enamled objects, sizes vary each approx. 7 x 5 inches

Judenhut Circle (Small Hats, Big Problems) is from a series of enameled objects that refer to the conical shaped, funnel like hats that Jews were forced to wear in Medieval Europe.
Marcia R. Cohen, visual artist and educator, works across many disciplines in wide variety of materials and methodologies. Cohen's art work and scholarly research is broadly based in topics as diverse as color phenomena, Jewish history and the confluence of nature and culture. Her impressive oeuvre includes painting, drawing, photography, enamel arts, installation work and puppetry.