Trevor Jones is an incredibly talented artist, and a pretty neat young man to boot! I’ve been working with Trevor since 2015 and his artwork has been featured in exhibits at Alcatraz, San Francisco, as well as the Alcatraz East Crime Museum in Pigeon Forge, TN. The museum appreciated his framed drawing so much that they purchased it for their permanent museum collection!
Over the past several years (2016-2019) Trevor had been working on creating his very own artistic interpretation and Illustrated Guide to each 22 letters of the Hebrew Alphabet. This collection of art was originally going to be debuted May 2020 at the Memphis Jewish Community Center, followed by a three months long exhibit from September through December 2020 at the Osher Marin Jewish Community Center in San Rafael, CA. Unfortunately, Covid-19 squashed all those plans. L
But, guess what? You get to see and enjoy them right here. Originals and prints are available for purchase, and Trevor also accepts commissioned work. I’m sharing a few images in this PATH blog. To see the entire collection, log on HERE!
Artwork (all images are copyrighted):
Aleph: As the earth formed, hot magma rose to shatter the cooler crust, thus beginning the recycling of our planet's resources. Surrounded by galaxies, aided by the moon's gravitational forces, this picture shows our planet's birth.
Yod: This letter stands for worship, an act of inexhaustible perseverance, often of hardship. Worship is like a vine, sprouting and flourishing from a harsh, stony soil.
Lamed: Striking the stone with his staff, Moshe (by God's permission) parted the sea, leading the Israelites away from the tyranny of Pharaoh.
Resh: A Jewish man's head bowed in prayer. With yarmulke and peyote, this is truly a picture of piety.