Author Archives: SilkQuilt

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. ·Countless Forms· As Above, So Below· Acceptance· Storytelling helps our finite minds grasp the ineffable. One story that defies reality is the parting of the Red Sea from the Hebrew Bible. To explain the miracle, mystics devisedContinue reading “72 NAMES OF G@D: Trust”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. · Generosity · Self-Leadership · Support · A tallit katan is a kaftan-like garment with tzitzit on each of the four corners. It is worn in addition to regular clothing, a constant reminder of the obligation to follow the mitzvot/ commandments.  I have a life-longContinue reading “BUBBEWISDOM TALLIT KATAN”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. · Insight · Offerings · True Nature · ARCHANGEL OF ONENESS was created during the pandemic. I decided to craft a physical form of the divine attributes. My reference was the Tree of Life diagram of attributes that Kabbalists also visualize in relationContinue reading “METRATRON & CHILD: ONENESS”

Available as a written text:  Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough  Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. Join me every Wednesday from 2-7pm in the gallery where I will share information about the exhibition and my practice. On August 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, my daughter Sarah and I willContinue reading “Happenings at Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough at Brew House Arts”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. ·Contemplating· Discerning· If Not Now, When? · A story about the awe and mystery of presence is when Moses encounters the burning bush. He speaks the words, Hineni/ Here I am, a pure, spontaneous, response rendering him posed toContinue reading “Spirit Place: Presence”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk Part of the Exhibition at Brew House Arts in the summer of 2026. · Unknown Arising · Wisdom & Understanding · Continual Transformation · In the Tree of Life, chokmah, is the singular pinpoint arising from something unknown, a novel creation. My most poignant chokmah moments occur waking up in morning with an uncluttered mind, allowing spaceContinue reading “Flying Geese: Acceptance”

As my mom used to say,”mitn derinen“, Steve and I have been completely absorbed in an unforgettable TV series called The French Village. We came to the series via Sarah Longwell of Bulwark fame. Part of the beauty of watching the series is that Sarah and her colleague, Benjamin Wittes do a pod cast thatContinue reading “A Worthy Diversion: The French Village”

Taken from Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough by Louise Silk ·Quilt Metaphor · Universal Form · Life Creation· WITNESS. עֵד. 2026. WITNESS is my case study of process. Originally conceived as the ending for Dayenu, it became the centerpiece of The Heinz History Center Exhibition. To make it work required multiple accommodations and adaptions. Its final iteration, here, brings me to the heartContinue reading “Witness: Unmaking”

When the world was struck by COVID-19 in 2020, I began a ten-year completion process that began producing fourteen flags, a kimono, a quilt, and a book that visually pieced together my historical process. The textiles I gathered were the leftover silks on hand. Most, my parents brought me from travels, difficult to use, but significantContinue reading “Dayenu: The Flags”

My exhibit Dayenu: It Would Have Been Enough includes fourteen art pieces, 28 flags, eighteen Leftover Quilts, and two texts, totally over 70 individual objects. This is the third blog entry of three introducing The Leftovers. A safe practice for quilting is to have more than enough yardage on hand to implement each project. ThereContinue reading “Dayenu: The Leftovers Part III”