A retelling of the midrash about the creation of light.
General Note
Illustrations are paintings and collages of varied media including acrylic and oil paints; liquid acrylics; pastels; colored pencils; oil crayons; gel polymer mixed with sand, dirt, leaves, grass, table salt, and sea salt; linseed oil; water; turpentine; baking powder; Comet, Windex, and Clorox sprays; quinoa seeds ; kasha grains; seaweed; flower petals; berries; and vines.
"Inspired by a sixteenth-century midrash (a legend based on a biblical text)...by Rabbi Isaac Luria of Safed (1534-1572)."