Hebrew Illuminations Coloring Book: A Coloring Journey Through the Jewish Holy Days — A Coloring Book for Adults by Adam Rhine
By: Adam Rhine
Rating: 5 of 5
This is a beautiful coloring book of designs by Adam Rhine. The artwork I have seen by Mr. Rhine are exquisite watercolors. The designs in this book have been derived from those designs and are presented as black line drawings on medium weight paper.
These designs are a rendering of the Jewish Holy Days. The designs are printed on the right hand side of the page and, except for the first design which has its explanation directly on the design page, there is a bit of information about the Holy day on the left hand side of the page. The name of the day is written in English and Hebrew (using the English alphabet) and has an excerpt from various sources such as the Torah, Psalms, Proverbs, prayers, etc.
The designs are beautiful to look at as well as to color. There is a lovely level of detail that provides a nice challenge in coloring each one. There is a quote from the artist in the book that I really appreciate and agree with: The act of creation brings us closer to God in ways unique to each of us. What a beautiful way of expressing the joy and inner peace that can be found in creating something such as coloring a beautiful design.
While I am not Jewish, I really appreciate this coloring book as a guide through the Jewish Holy days. I’ve learned about a few of them in Bible studies throughout my life and am very interested to learn about more of them. A small group of family and friends will be using this book as a integral part of our study in the coming weeks and months.
This is what I discovered while coloring in this book:
38 Intricate full page Judaic motifs about the Jewish Holy Days
Designs are printed on one side of the page while information is printed on the opposite side of the page.
Paper is heavy weight, white, lightly smooth, and non-perforated
Glue Bound
Designs do not merge into the binding
Alcohol and water-based markers seep through the paper to varying degrees
India ink pens leave colorful shadows on the back of the page
Gel pens do not seep through the paper
Colored pencils work well with this paper. I was able to get good color, blend and layer well with hard and soft core pencils whether they were oil or wax based.
I was provided a free sample of this book for test and review purposes. I have since bought multiple copies for family and friends to use as noted above.