Mickie Caspi

Caspi was raised in Highland Park, Illinois by two artists, Thelma and Philip Padawer,[1] who encouraged creativity from a young age.

She spent seven years as a freelance artist and calligrapher in Israel before returning to the United States in 1989 and establishing Caspi Cards & Art.

[7] Her hundreds of original designs have been reproduced on greeting cards, Judaic art prints, calendars and is known for her innovations as a Ketubah artist.

[8][9] She introduced the first pre-printed Same Sex Ketubah text in 1994,[10] predating Same-sex marriage laws in the United States.

[11] Her art has been exhibited in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Chicago, San Francisco and Boston, and her illustrations have appeared in Hebrew children's books[12] and English publications.