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your most recent piece is absolutely beautiful, but are you not worried about having one of the names of hashem mass printed on something that naturally is going to get worn, dirty, and possibly thrown away, etc? I don't mean any sort of disrespect! just curious because I have had especial care for any of the hebrew names taught pretty thoroughly.

thank you! personally, no - i fully respect other folks feeling differently, but for myself i only avoid using the 4-letter name that way. i’ve seen another artist who makes “b'tzelem elokim” patches with a ה/ק substitution for this reason, but i decided against something like that as i really just love the word as it is & also enjoy the potential for it to not be a specific/proper name (as a plural noun for deities or spirits). i’m an extremely non-traditional Jew with my own unique relationship to observance & i think many folks who resonate with my work fall somewhere under that umbrella too. i’ve had more strictly observant Jews object to several of the things i make, which is not a big surprise to me as a queer/trans weirdo making a lot of art about Jewish monsters & demons! everyone is entitled to their own opinion - i’m very passionate about Jewish pluralism & the many ways we all have of interacting with our culture/traditions.