Riki Shulman, artist
Draws, paints and lays the gold leaf by hand. On klaf, nothing can be undone.
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Written in gold.
One-of-a-kind Jewish art, hand-painted on klaf parchment in Jerusalem. Watercolour, gold-leaf relief, and a story that belongs to you.
01 · Who we are
A studio in Jerusalem. One hand, real gold, genuine klaf, and a text that matters.
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Moti Shulman, studio
Speaks with every family who writes to us, in Israel, the United States and Europe.
“When someone holds one of our pieces, we want them to feel a connection to the Kadosh Baroukh Hou.”Jewish art only. A blessing, a prayer, a name written for a child.
JerusalemBy handGenuine klafGold leaf in reliefJewish art onlyNo faces, only the work
02 · The material
The klaf. A skin, a light, a sacred text.
Klaf is parchment made from animal skin, the same material used for a Sefer Torah. It breathes, it keeps the grain of a living thing, and it takes gold like nothing else. Every piece begins here, on the bench, in the raking light of a Jerusalem afternoon.
- Chaque œuvre naît sur un parchemin véritable, jamais sur un papier imitant sa texture.
- La feuille d’or est posée à la main et en relief, de sorte qu’elle accroche la lumière.
- L’aquarelle, l’encre et la découpe sont travaillées à la main, puis l’artiste signe.
KlafGenuine parchment
23.5 ktGold leaf in relief
By handWatercolour, ink, cutting
03 · The gesture
Four movements, one hand.
Nothing is rushed. The drawing is made by hand, the colour is laid in washes, the gold is pressed on last. The sacred text can be printed, or written by a sofer STaM for the most demanding pieces.
Gold leaf, pressed by hand
I
Drawing by hand
The composition is drawn directly on the klaf: pomegranates, vines, cypresses, the walls of Jerusalem. No two drawings are alike, because no two stories are.
II
Colour
Deep blue, wine red, moss green. Watercolour is laid in thin washes so the parchment keeps glowing through the pigment.
III
Gold-leaf relief
The gold is raised, then pressed leaf by leaf. Under a low light it catches and moves. It is the signature of the studio.
IV
The text
By default the sacred text is printed with full transparency. For a ketubah or a prayer meant to be passed down, it can be written by a sofer STaM.
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04 · From sketch to gold
Finished,
Finished,
signed.
Four pieces as they left the studio.
05 · Three paths
What would you like to create?
Three ways in, three ways of working. Tell us what you want — we never ask who you are.
“I want a unique piece,
created for me.”
You tell us the story — in your voice, in your words, with the images that inspire you. Riki draws, paints and lays the gold by hand. One piece, signed, made to be passed on.
Proposed after a conversation · no price shown Start your creation →“I am looking for a gift,
ready to offer.”
Blessings, prayers and pieces for a Bar Mitzvah, a wedding, a birth or a Shabbat table. Choose the piece, add it to your order, it ships from Jerusalem.
On quote · choose online Open the catalogue →“I have an image to print
on parchment.”
Send us your image and we print it on genuine klaf. Our designer can retouch, enrich or redraw it first. Jewish subjects only — never for a mezuzah or a Sefer Torah.
By quote · optional design service Send your image →
06 · Voices
What they keep.
Example testimonials, shown for layout. Real words from real clients will replace them.
We unrolled it on the table before the wedding and nobody spoke for a minute. It is the first thing our guests ask about.
I sent a voice message about my grandmother. The piece that came back knew her.
Three pieces for our gallery, each one different, each one sold within the month.
We wanted one blessing for the entrance. We ended up hanging it where everyone stops to look at the gold.
The wheat is painted so finely you can follow every ear. My mother cried when she opened it.
Forty pieces for our members, each with their own name. Delivered on time, every one of them different.