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Caspi derives her inspiration from many sources, including traditional Jewish motifs, Persian and Arabic illumination, contemporary graphics, as well as art nouveau and art deco. Her art has been exhibited in
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Caspi worked as an artist-in-residence at the Kohl Jewish
Teacher Center in Wilmette, Illinois. After graduating from Columbia College in 1982, she returned to Israel, living on Kibbutz Harel and then in Jerusalem. She spent seven years as a freelance artist and calligrapher in Israel before
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Caspi volunteered at the Horace Mann School in Newton, Massachusetts. In 2011, the
Oakland Hebrew Day School used her artwork as a stepping off point for the students to create their own works of art. She has illustrated books including the 1987 reprint of The Sea's Gift, 1930 by
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returning to the United States in 1989 and establishing Caspi Cards & Art. Her hundreds of original designs have been reproduced on greeting cards, Judaic art prints, calendars and is known for her innovations as a
Ketubah artist. She introduced the first pre-printed Same Sex
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Caspi was raised in
Highland Park, Illinois by two artists, Thelma and Philip Padawer, who encouraged creativity from a young age. She lived in Israel on Kibbutz Nachshon for three years (1970–73). After returning to Highland Park, she studied art at
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Moore, Deborah Dash & Gertz, Nurith (Editors); The Posen
Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, Volume 10: 1973-2005 (2012). p1103 Season's Ketubah by Mickie Caspi. New Haven: Yale University Press.
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An avid organic gardener, Caspi incorporates the beauty of nature into much of her artwork. She currently resides in Newton, Massachusetts, is married, and has three children and two grandsons.
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Michael (Editor) Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jewish Illuminated Manuscripts (2015); p241-243 Rakefet Ketubah by Mickie Caspi. Princeton University Press (2015).
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Marshall, Scott (Director); Keeping Up with the Steins (2006). Bar
Mitzvah Prayer and Man of Honor Blessings by Mickie Caspi. Images used by A Road Picture.
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Jacobson, David, (Curator); Equal Vows: Same-Sex
Ketubot in Washington State (2012). Conservative Lithograph Ketubah by Mickie Caspi. Seattle, Washington:
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Latner, Helen; The
Everything Jewish Wedding Book (1998). p77-78 Interfaith and Egalitarian Ketubah Texts by Mickie Caspi. Massachusetts: Adams Media.
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Fisher, Eliezer (Private Collection/Fisher Gallery); Megilot-Ketubot (1986). Ketubah Illustration and Calligraphy by Mickie Klugman. Jerusalem, Israel.
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Abbot, Paul (Creator); Shameles (2011). Jerusalem Rainbow Ketubah and Jewish Art Calendar by Mickie Caspi. Images used by Bonanza Productions.
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Diamant, Anita; The New Jewish Wedding (2001). p93-94 Alternative Egalitarian Ketubah Text by Mickie Caspi. New York: Simon & Schuster.
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Lerner, Rabbi Devon A.; Celebrating Interfaith Marriages (1999). p245-246 Interfaith Ketubah Text by Mickie Caspi. New York: Henry Holt.
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Sorrentino, Paolo (Director); This Must Be the Place (2011). Healing Arts Prayer by Mickie Caspi. Images used by Cheyenne Pictures, Inc.
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Mickie Caspi, Israeli-American master calligrapher and artist filling in the Mystic Jerusalem Ketubah, Artists' Studio, December 2014
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Kipnis, Levin. (Author); Matnat ha-yam (1987). Illustrated by Mickie Klugman. Tel Aviv: Sifriyat poʻalim. OCLC Number: 19192504.
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Hoffman, Edward; The Kabbalah Deck (2000). Calligraphy & Illustration by Mickie Caspi. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
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Stuhlman, Daniel D. (Author); My Own Pesah Story (1981). Illustrated by Micha Klugman. Chicago: BYLS Press.
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Stern, David H.; Jewish New Testament (1989). Cover Illustration by Mickie Klugman. Clarksville.
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