The Forge

Original painting · 48″ × 28″ banner · Oil and iron on canvas

Private collection.

 

Centred on the Hebrew letter ז (Zayin), The Forge evokes strength, struggle and refinement. The letter is rendered in iron and fire-like colour, a meditation on inner resistance and the transforming power of challenge.

 

Zayin means both “weapon” and “sustenance”: a symbol of duality, and of the heat in which the spirit is forged.

 

Sources

“Tubal-cain, who forged every tool of copper and iron.” — Genesis 4:22

“A land whose stones are iron, and from whose hills you will dig copper.” — Deuteronomy 8:9

“The Lord will give strength to His people; the Lord will bless His people with peace.” — Psalms 29:11

 

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