Torah Cover I

This is my first ever Torah mantle. I designed it specifically for my congregation here in West Philly. The background is an abstracted view of a West Philadelphia row house to locate the image firmly in our community. The tree is a reference to the Tree of Life imagery, as the Torah is a tree of life for those who cling to it. I spelled out tree of life in Hebrew in the branches. It's pretty colorful and a lot more fun than the traditional mass-produced blue velvet ones with the gold embroidery. Because it's seen at so many services, it needs to be complicated enough to not get boring. I think I managed to achieve that!

And here it is on the actual Torah scroll: