The Cave Arts & Crafts Gift Shop at Dar Annadwa (ICB) is proud to present its

2009-10 Catalogue

Ordering is easy!Through our online gift shop:

First, select your items from this catalogue by noting the item codes.

Second, visit us at our online gift shop. To shop from this catalogue, please click on the “2009-10 Catalogue” link on the right side of the page.

Third, place your selected items into your virtual shopping cart and check out. When you check out, an email with your order details will be sent to our gift shop coordinator, who will contact you regarding shipping and payment.

By email or fax:

Please send us a list of item codes and quantities for each item.

You can email us at cave@annadwa.org,

or fax it to us at +970 2 277 0048.

We will respond to you to arrange payment and shipping.

Your items will be shipped in 3-5 business days, depending on the size of the order and item availability. •If an item is out of stock, we will contact you with information on how long it will take to produce. •Once your order is processed, you will receive an invoice and payment instructions via email.•Shipping time from Bethlehem is 1-2 weeks by EMS, so please allow plenty of time for your order to arrive.•

Stained Glass JewelryThese hand-made stained glass ornaments are crafted by our artisans from glass bottles and broken windowpanes.

The broken glass pieces are symbols of brokenness in our world, and in assembling them into works of art we recall God’s saving grace, transforming what seems to be worthless and hopeless into a beautiful and whole creation.

mer-09-1 | $9 lm-7| $9 mer-07-1 | $9

sa-16 | $9 sa-6 | $9 hh-1 | $9

ndra-41 | $35 em-11 | $30 nag-119 | $20

ndra-46 | $45 em-3 | $30 nag-122 |$30

saw-26 | $9 hh-10 | $9 dak-a-1 | $9

hh-09-2 | $9 sa-18 | $9 saw-09-1 | $9

ndra-22 | $30 em-10 | 28 nag-go-3 | $200

ndra-46 |$35(colors may vary)

saw-37 | $25 nagg-go-4 | $30(gold plated)

Our signature olive leaf collection is inspired by the thousand-year-old groves that, for the people of Palestine, symbolize abundance, steadfastness, and rootedness in the land. Each olive leaf is cast individually, making each piece totally unique. As you wear this beautiful leaf, you wear a piece of Palestine close to your heart.

All of our jewelry is hand-crafted in sterling silver or 14-carat gold.

Visit us online at http://cave.annadwa.org

rz-09-3 | $20

icb-09-1 | $10

Special Items These embroidered handicrafts recall generations of artistic tradition. The pattern on the small purse is unique to Beit Jala, one of the three cities of the “Christian Triangle”, along with Bethlehem and Beit Sahour.

agg-003 | $25 icb-08-2 | $20

These books represent some of the academic and cultural endeavors of the staff of the Diyar Consortium. The book on Sliman Mansour, a renowned Palestinian painter, was written and compiled by Faten Nastas Mitwasi, head of visual arts and continuous education at Dar al-Kalima College. The book about Palestinian Christians is a compliation of important indicators of the strength of the Christian community in Palestine.al-09-1(sm)/2(lg) | $15/$95

(save $10 when you buy both!)

Empowering Women through Arts and CraftsOne woman cuts the recycled window glass and empty glass bottles into shape. Another carefully wraps the edges in copper foil. A third arranges the pieces ac-cording to the design, and begins to solder them together. Sawsan and her sisters, Layali and Samia, began crafting small stained glass ornaments and sun-catchers after taking art classes at the Cave Arts & Crafts Center. They, and many other lo-cal artists who have learned their skills through workshops and master classes at the Cave, earn income and support their families by selling their work through the Cave Gift Shop.

The Cave Arts & Crafts Center strives to help local artists and preserve traditional arts and crafts by offering courses, improving access to materials and equipment, and providing a market for the sale of art items. Since so many of the artists are women, there is an added benefit of helping women to have some financial independence, which is a rare thing in Palestine’s patriarchal society. Many women artists also feel a boost in their self-confidence from their work – they enjoy expressing themselves and cre-ating beautiful objects for others to enjoy, and they also feel like they have more control over their lives when they are productive and earning an income. In this way, they are creating a better future for themselves through their work, and el-evating the status of women and artists in Palestinian society.

Textiles These hand-embroidered stoles are made by the four women of the ICB’s embroidery circle. Each stole is approximately 116-124 inches long x 4 inches wide. Stoles can be custom-made by design and color, so please contact us directly when ordering.

Olive Wood Wood taken from the pruned branches of ancient olive trees is carved into beautifulNativity sets and laser-cut to make these intricately detailed ornaments. New this year is a manger scene carved into a section of an olive branch with the bark still on!

g_nmjc | $18 bh-09-01 |$8 bh-09-02| $8

g_nall | $45 raj-07-2-o | $8 bh-09-03| $8

Packages

pkg-09-1 | $30 pkg-09-3 | $10 pkg-09-5 | $12

pkg-09-2 | $15 pkg-09-4 | $10 pkg-09-6 | $10

For Christmas and commemorative gifts, our select packages are the perfect choice. Package 3 features a blue stained glass water droplet with a cross frosted onto the glass, perfect for celebrating baptisms. Colors on other ornaments and within packages may vary. The fused-glass candleholders in package 5 are all one-of-a-kind and may vary in size and color. Olive wood boxes may also vary.

ad-fish | $75 ad-doves| $75

hw-olive | $85 hw-figs | $75

az-grapes | $75 az-floral | $75

rq-flame | $85 rq-chicken | $85

“Al-Kahf”: The Cave Arts & Crafts CenterThe Cave Arts & Crafts Center is dedicated to reviving the local community’s sense of beauty, strengthening Palestinian cultural identity, and cultivating artistic talent. Our unique approach seeks to enliven cultural and aesthetic appreciation in Palestine, revive traditional handcrafts, and provide economic and cultural livelihood for Palestinian artists, especially women artists.

The Cave facilities include workshops, gallery space, and the gift shop:The Workshops provide training and meeting space for local artists and artisans.The Gallery displays the work of Palestinian and international artists, focusing on contemporary art.The Gift Shop helps local artists to market their work and maintain a livelihood.To conserve traditional Palestinian handcrafts and develop them to meet international standards, the Cave provides continuous technical and design training in the fields of ceramics, glass, jewelry, mosaic, textile, paper-making, painting, and sculpting. As part of its mission to empower the artists and strengthen each one’s own artistic identity, the Cave encourages each artist to develop his or her own style. We also code the items by the artist’s initials in order to help build a sort of “brand name” recognition for each one’s distinctive work.

New to the catalogue this year are items crafted by art students at Dar al-Kalima College. You’ll find these items with the code “dak”. One stained glass ornament and three items in the ceramics section are made by students, and the art students also happily take requests for custom work. By selling their artwork while they are still studying, the students learn how to market their crafts and meet orders and deadlines, and earn extra income that many use to pay their college tuition or support their families.

We feel confident that you will be pleased with the quality and artistry of the items in this catalogue. Please feel free to contact us with any comments or questions about the work you see, or work you are interested in commissioning. We will be delighted to work with you on large or custom orders, and we welcome suggestions on how to improve our products and our services.

pkg-09-7 | $32

pkg-09-8 | $50

“Bazaar in a Box”

Our “Bazaar in a Box” packages make it easy to bring the spirit of Bethlehem to your craft fair or Christmas bazaar! “bb-1” includes 10 stained glass ornaments (2 of each design), 2 ceramic soap dishes, 4 olive wood ornaments (2 of each design), 2 silver olive leaf pendants, and 2 silver olive leaf rings. “bb-2” includes all of the items in “bb-1”, plus 1 pair of beaded olive leaf earrings, 1 pair of plain silver olive leaf earrings, 1 cut-out olive leaf pendant with chain, 2 stained glass peace doves, 2 stained glass stars, and 2 olive wood manger scenes. Contact us for more information on how to bring a bit of Bethlehem to your hometown!

bb-09-1 | $275 bb-09-2 | $400

fn-77(l)/76(r) |$18/$15 fn-oh-1 | $18 alf-f (8x8 inches) | $80

fn-ch-1 | $15 im-08-2 | $25 fn-oh-10 | $15

Ceramics & Mosaic

fn-20 | $20

dak-h-1(l)/2(r) | $8 each

These ceramic and mosaic items are crafted from the stone and earthen clay of the Holy Land, and their designs are inspired by Palestinian nature and tradition.

dak-n-1(l)/2(r) | $20/$25

Custom artwork from DAK College | Email for pricing