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Laser Cut Ketubah

A Ketubah is a traditional Jewish wedding contract, the signing of which by witnesses is an essential part of the wedding ceremony. In accordance with the Jewish tradition of hiddur mitzvah, ceremonial objects are decorated and made beautiful.

The design was a collaborative effort with my friend Fima as a gift for my brother’s wedding, and the final version was cut out using a laser cutter at a local makerspace.

Tools used: Hand-drawn, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Laser Cutter Concept Sketching Concept Sketching

Working with my friend Fima, based on feedback from the couple we came up with a design for the ketubah. Hand-Drawn Hand-Drawn

The trees were hand-drawn by Fima. I scanned the design and traced the shapes to convert it to a vector. Finished Design Finished Design

Short clip of the cutting process. Detail Detail

Detail shot of laser cut paper overlaid on top of a sheet of gold paper. Finished Ketubah Finished Ketubah