About Ginny Reel

In 1996, I made my own ketubah (Tree of Life). Friends and acquaintances asked me to do their ketubot and I united a life-long fascination with illuminated manuscripts with my livelihood. I see myself continuing the tradition of artisan made craft-goods. Each ketubah is a collaborative project between me and the couple.

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, and for the past 5 years, Lake Tahoe. 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 (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 beautiful Lake Tahoe. If you are in the area, contact me to schedule a studio visit.