Laura Cowan
Laura Cowan (born 1971)[citation needed] is a British-Israeli artist and silversmith. She is the first silversmith to have her crafts flown in space.
Early life & education[edit]
Cowan was born in Manchester, England. She studied silversmithing and jewelry making at London Guildhall University.[1] She relocated to Tel Aviv, Israel in 1996, and opened her own studio in 1999.[2]
Career[edit]
Cowan’s collections focus primarily on Judaica; she makes mezuzahs, menorahs, dreidels, candlesticks, and other Jewish ritual objects from stainless steel and anodized aluminum.[3]In 2008, Cowan’s mezuzahs, named the Apollo and Shuttle, were taken aboard Expedition 17 of the International Space Station by American Astronaut Greg Chamitoff.[4] [5] This was the first space mission to include mezuzahs on the craft’s door posts, and Cowan is the first silversmith to have her creations aboard a space mission.[6] [7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Laura Cowan, Jewish & Israeli Art | Judaica Web Store". www.judaicawebstore.com. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ↑ "My Tel Aviv: Laura Cowan". Tourist Israel. 2011-04-10. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ↑ Cowan, Laura. "Laura Cowan". America-Israel Cultural Foundation. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ↑ admin, Post Author: (2019-03-27). "Meet The Artist: Laura Cowan of Laura Cowan Modern Judaica". Judaica in the Spotlight. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ↑ "Q&A with Laura Cowan, Judaica Designer to the Stars". Jewcy. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ↑ "The kosher space shuttle". Ynetnews. 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
- ↑ March 27; 2008. "Mezuzas Blast Off to Outer Space". The Forward. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
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