About Ginny Reel

In 1996, I made my own ketubah (Tree of Life). After returning to the US after a couple of years living and studying in Jerusalem, friends and acquaintances began asking me to do their ketubot and I united a life-long fascination with illuminated manuscripts and my livelihood. I see myself continuing the tradition of artisan made craft-goods.

Education
Non-matriculating courses at Cal Arts, SF Art Institute, internships with various SF artists. I attended Middlebury College (Women's Studies and Costume Design, Class of ’94). Then attended Hebrew University in Jerusalem from 1996-98 studying Hebrew, Arabic, and the history & culture of the Middle East.

Other Miscellaneous Facts
I lived in Austin, Texas until the age of 14. At 14, I moved to San Francisco where I attended School of the Arts High School. Since then, I’ve lived in Vermont, Kibbutz Tuval in Israel, New York City, Philadelphia, Jerusalem, Tucson, Cleveland, South Lake Tahoe, and as of summer 2011, Charlotte, North Carolina. So if you are wondering if you know me, you just might.  If you do know me and you're wondering how life is, I'm doing well, love being a mom, and still don't like snow; Jon Freirich (my husband) is still a rabbi; Jude (my son) is growing like a weed and is smarter and more amazing than expected.

If I had to write a six-word autobiography for my life so far, it would be “Raised by hippies, married a rabbi.”

I live and work in Charlotte, NC. If you are in the area, contact me to schedule a studio visit. I am an espresso fanatic and will make you a really great cappuccino.