Let Us See if the Pomegranate is in Flower

Reproduction of a gouache, potato print original.
Painted in Arad, Israel. © Me'irah Iliinsky 2002
“Let us See if the vine has flowered, if its blossoms have opened, if the pomegranates are in bloom....”
- Song of Songs 7:13
This piece, in its rich complexity, evokes the passion of the Garden of Eden, of relationship with God, of relationship with another person, all of which are intended in the Song of Songs.