When I was asked to make an enameled Menorah last summer, I agreed to try. The only ones I had ever seen were branched candlesticks and I knew I couldn't do that. So, I surfed the web and was amazed at the hundreds of different Menorahs that appeared...anything goes! Some for children had cartoon characters, some had little chairs, each holding a candle, or nine little houses; made of metal, clay, glass, stone, wood, or even plastic. The only enamels were decorations on the base of the many branched ones. My client said they would love anything I would make. This was to be a gift for their daughter's Bat Mitzvah. Inquiring about her favorite things, I heard she loves animals, cats, rabbits, birds, sailboats, flowers, stars...as for color, their choice was definitely blue. They owned a plate of mine enameled with transparent blue with silver foil inlay, and decided that would be perfect for the Menorah. Also, it shouldn't be very big (good news!)
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