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Joy Serves G*d in Joy as a passionate performing percussionist, poet, publisher, photographer, publicist, sound healer, spiritual guide, artist, gardener and Gemini. "Ivdu Et Hashem B'Simcha" -Psalm 100:2 ....... Joy Krauthammer, active in the Jewish Renewal, Feminist, and neo-Chasidic worlds for over three decades, kabbalistically leads Jewish women's life-cycle rituals. ... Workshops, and Bands are available for all Shuls, Sisterhoods, Rosh Chodeshes, Retreats, Concerts, Conferences & Festivals. ... My kavanah/intention is that my creative expressive gifts are inspirational, uplifting and joyous. In gratitude, I love doing mitzvot/good deeds, and connecting people in joy. In the zechut/merit of Reb Shlomo Carlebach, zt'l, I mamash love to help make our universe a smaller world, one REVEALING more spiritual consciousness, connection, compassion, and chesed/lovingkindness; to make visible the Face of the Divine... VIEW MY COMPLETE PROFILE and enjoy all offerings.... For BOOKINGS write: joyofwisdom1 at gmail.com, leave a COMMENT below, or call me. ... "Don't Postpone Joy" bear photo montage by Joy. Click to enlarge. BlesSings, Joy

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Self-Portraits

Photos, Self-Portraits of Artist:


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"Photographers" contaminating the Internet with selfies 
can learn a thing or two from Man Ray and Frida Kahlo".  - Salon.com

Photo: Writings on my wall are affirmations that helped me survive during years
I was a Caregiver Angel Warrior.
These are also my Self-Portrait.
(An artist friend, Moriyah, z'l / obm, had affirmations on her wall while she was burdened with cancer,
and learning from her, I felt I had permission to spiritually support myself this way.)

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The ONLY other time I'd held out a camera for a 'selfie' was with a friend and her new mezuzah on door post, 
and my NEW expensive camera landed on her marble floor. 

SELF PORTRAIT
an artist of joy

My self-portraits are of me, Joy, in joy, appreciating the environment filled with form, color, companions, art, nature, inspiration, man's genius, music, more. My senses are alert, my spirit and energy activated. 

Lingering for many moments many times in same experiences, notably at my favorite museum LACMA, and capturing the moment, one of many moments, portrays part of my identity; An artist and appreciator, in an art space.

For last few decades I drive into LA to LACMA flashing my membership card and enjoy the same contemporary installations over and over again. I can still feel one outdoor mural installation (no longer alive) where I stood within the scene.  

I'm grateful to enjoy LACMA with my sister, an art historian.
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Challenge for 52Frames Self Portrait Week 1 2016
Next 5: Essence of Joy

I recorded these scenes as I naturally discovered them. 




I smile as I play behind white feathers strung at a trendy store in The Grove 
that tourists wanted to visit this holiday season.
© Joy Krauthammer   12.30.215

My essence is spiritual, joyous. creative, sentimental, and connected in kindness, love and truth.

My essence includes loving a good challenge, fun or serious. My essence pursues justice (Tzedek, Tzedek, Tirdof) and that includes being aware of Loshan Hara/wrongful slanderous speech. 
My spiritual soul loves wearing garments of purple.
The tiny bird in composite, shot this week at the grave of my husband, z"l, on his 10th yahrzeit, 
was pointed out to me by my granddaughter. 
(I always loved the elegant doves in Spanish artist Alvar's paintings. His art celebrates the joy of life.)

I always enjoy finding feathers (a long full white swan feather in local Lake Balboa), but I feel pain if feathers are from victims of violence.
I attach purple feathers to my kipot/head coverings.
I think of feathers and I think of the only possession my beloved Grandma Ethel, z”l, brought with her to America from Russia on long ship rides over 100 years ago– her feather pillow that she gave to me. There is a feather pillow destroyed in Fiddler on the Roof. Grandma taught me to be careful with words. "If a feather pillow is busted, one can’t retrieve the feathers blown away, just as one can not retrieve ill spoken words. If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all", said Grandma Ethel. She died in Atlanta, Georgia in 1988, age 88. I hold her in my heart. Grandma Ethel said that the Klu Klux Klan threatened to “tar and feather” her because of her kindness to the black folk, including Rev. Martin Luther King, obm.



I smile as I see a mirror on a vanity table that reminds me of my hinged, 3 sided heavy mirror that had belonged to my mother, z”l, on the other coast since 1950ish. 
What parts of her do I clearly see in myself? As a photographer, I discovered some. 
Fun to see and connect with a piece of furniture reminding me of my multi-talented artist mother, who died at age 49, 1969.
© Joy Krauthammer  12.30.2015



My joyous 30 year old tie dyed socks make me smile. 
I smile at the corals I found stranded on sand decades ago. I love the ocean. 
My ceramic vessels surround them.
My drummer Joy soul is clearly part hippie, peace, love and artist joy making.
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Can't resist the love of a stray kitty.
© Joy Krauthammer  12.31.2015   Last day of year.


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Being silly playing with light when a reflection from rattan blinds appears on my body. 
© Joy Krauthammer  1.1.2916 New Year's Day


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52 Frames ~ Where I Stand


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Selfie for Purim, Lev Eisha, Brandeis-Bardin
Moroccan dress, coat. Israeli headband.
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Selfie for Purim, Lev Eisha, Brandeis-Bardin
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Selfie and Aviva
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A Travel Selfie in NY
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A Travel Selfie in Costa Rica
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Selfie with Friends
Carol and Shuli
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Edith
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Shirley
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