Handmade in Israel

Yesterday, 21st June, renowned Israeli artist and sculptor Yaacov Agam passed away at the age of 98. A pioneer of optical and kinetic art, Agam was best known in Israel for the Fire and Water Fountain in Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square. His works were exhibited and installed in cities around the world, reaching and captivating audiences of all ages. His creative legacy will continue to influence generations of artists and art lovers in Israel and beyond.

In his memory, I am sharing this blog post from May 2018 about my visit to the fascinating Yaacov Agam Museum of Art.
https://lisa-handmadeinisrael.blogspot.com/2018/05/yaacov-agam-museum-of-art.html

New on my blog! Baking, Nursing, and a Taste of Australia – all the ingredients for Polly's special 60th birthday card. Her husband commissioned this bespoke design to celebrate her passions and their recent three-week Australian adventure:
https://lisa-handmadeinisrael.blogspot.com/2026/06/baking-nursing-and-taste-of-australia.html

It was such a lovely surprise to discover that the engagement card I created for Emily and Sam was featured on this week's 'Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop'. I shared this card quite a while ago, and the happy couple have since married, so it was especially nice to see this project pulled from the archives and given a new moment in the spotlight.

Many thanks to Ducks 'n a Row for the feature!

https://ducksnarow.com/2026/06/wonderful-wednesday-blog-hop-215.html

New on my blog! Hansen House - a historic building in Jerusalem's Talbiya neighbourhood, originally built as an asylum to care for people suffering from Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy:
https://lisa-handmadeinisrael.blogspot.com/2026/06/hansen-house.html

I was delighted to receive the following message from Melynda of the blog 'Scratch Made Food':

"Please stop by, I am proud to feature you at SSPS as my highlighted blogger. Thanks for all you do!"

I am honoured to be featured this week and would love for you to take a look:
https://scratchmadefoodforhungrypeople.blogspot.com/2026/06/welcome-to-senior-salon-pit-stop-414.html

New on my blog! A Special Handmade Card to Celebrate an Engagement - recreating the magical proposal moment: https://lisa-handmadeinisrael.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-special-handmade-card-to-celebrate.html

I was thrilled to see that my post about our trip to Givat Humra to admire the spectacular coastal irises was highlighted this week in 'Nature Notes' on the 'Rambling Woods' blog. It's always lovely when something you've written resonates with others.

You can read the 'Nature Notes' feature here:
https://ramblingwoods2.com/2026/06/01/nature-notes-716-im-inspired-by-how-dragonflies-are-both-tough-and-fragile-fierce-and-mild-cindy-crosby-chasing-dragonflies/

If you missed my original blog post, here's the link:
https://lisa-handmadeinisrael.blogspot.com/2026/05/givat-humra.html

A lovely surprise this week – my post about our visit to Givat Humra to see the stunning coastal irises has been chosen as the 'Feature of the Week' on Monday Morning Blog Club!

Read the feature here:
https://www.stickymudandbellylaughs.com/monday-morning-blog-club-1-6-26.html

And if you missed the original post, you can find it here:
https://lisa-handmadeinisrael.blogspot.com/2026/05/givat-humra.html

I'd love to hear your thoughts if you have a chance to take a look.

New on my blog! Three Flags - a custom-made birthday card for a young man celebrating his 11th birthday. He loves flags and can recognize them from all over the world, so he put together a list of the places whose flags he wanted featured on his card:
https://lisa-handmadeinisrael.blogspot.com/2026/05/three-flags.html

For my readers in the UK: I wanted to make sure you know about the Nova Exhibition currently showing in London until 5th July. The exhibition is a powerful and deeply moving remembrance of the brutal massacre at the Nova Music Festival on 7th October 2023.

I believe it is important to visit in order to better understand what happened that day and the devastating events that followed. Although I live in Israel and experienced those days from close by, I was still profoundly moved when I visited the exhibition in Tel Aviv myself. It is an incredibly emotional and important experience.

I hope as many people as possible will take the opportunity to see it.

London Exhibition — Nova Exhibition VISIT THE EXHIBITIONin London TICKETSIf tickets are marked ‘Sold Out’ in a specific time slot on the website, you can purchase tickets at the door. For groups, special events, corporate, schools & university visits, please contact us through the ‘GROUPS’ page.The Exhibition is not recomme...