Usually there is more than one story a map can convey. My work also has more than one story to tell. I may be trying to both describe the curve of the earth on a flat piece of paper and us

Anna Fine Foer decided she was going to be an artist when she was 11—the year she lived in Paris for a summer, visiting every museum and gallery in the city. As a fibres and crafts student at Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts), she became fascinated by the relationship between maps and the land they represent, embarking on a lifelong interest in maps and collage.

Anna emigrated to Israel, where she worked as a textile conservator in Haifa and at Tel Aviv’s Ha'Aretz Museum. She studied at the Textile Conservation Centre at London’s Courtauld Institute, then worked in conservation for the Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. All this time, she continued to work with collage, creating landscapes that had mystical or political significance and depicted three dimensions on a two-dimensional plane.

Anna now lives in Annapolis, Maryland with her two sons. She continues to work in collage, creating work that explores religious, spiritual, and scientific themes. In addition, she creates custom Jewish-themed pieces including ketubot, or wedding contracts, and collages for bar and bat mitzvahs depicting each child’s Torah portion.

Anna's work has appeared at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Maryland Governor's Mansion, and the Israeli Embassy; one of her pieces is in the permanent collection of the Haifa Museum of Art and the Kaballah Museum in Be'er Sheva. She was awarded the Encouragement of Young Artists prize for work exhibited in the Artist's House in Jerusalem and received a Maryland State Arts Council grant for Individual Artists in 2008.

Work Terms

Text
Text will be printed on vellum and placed on top of the collage.

Text may be provided by Client in a digital or printed format to incorporate into the artwork. Artist will prepare a standard text in a digital, printed format, in Hebrew and or English.


Sketches
Sketches will be provided by Artist and approved by Client. Client will select a sketch within a reasonable time frame. Client may ask Artist to develop and adapt one of the sketches to Client's specifications at no extra charge one time only.

Maps
Artist will provide a custom made ketubah which incorporates maps of geographic regions Client identifies as personally significant. Artist retains discretion, however, to incorporate maps in whatever manner she deems most artistically appropriate.

A maximum of 15 geographic regions may be listed by Client. The map list will be provided to Artist at the same time as the sketches are approved.

Client may provide maps for Artist that will be copied and returned if specific locations or maps are requested. Artist will provide all other maps.

Completion Date
The ketubah will be finished on a date determined by the client and the artist.

The artist will allow time for delivery.

Display
The ketubah will be matted with archival materials for display during the wedding and reception (at Client’s discretion).

Artist will oversee all aspects of matting and be reimbursed by Client.

Packing and Shipping
The client will determine the shipping or delivery method and reimburse the artist for shipping and packaging.

Cost
The total cost of the artwork is $1000 for 18" x 24" and $1,200 for 24" x 30".

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