Author Archives: SilkQuilt

P. From Under The Sheet

Taken from A Patchwork Life: The Hands-On Guide To Living by Louise Silk Available as an ebook: A Patchwork Life: The Hands-On Guide To Living  The feminist revolution had to be fought because women quite simply were stopped at a state of evolution far short of their human capacity. Betty Friedan; The Feminine Mystique; 1963 The disappointmentContinue reading “P. From Under The Sheet”

A. TRUTH

Taken from A Patchwork Life: The Hands-On Guide To Living by Louise Silk Available as an ebook: A Patchwork Life: The Hands-On Guide To Living  …feelings like disappointment, embarrassment, irritation, resentment, anger, jealousy, and fear, instead of being bad news, are actually very clear moments that teach us where it is that we’re holding back. They teach usContinue reading “A. TRUTH”

Next Year Safe and Healthy

Each person in our family received the following list to prepare for Wednesday’s Seder. Maybe you will find it helpful: 2020/5779 SEDER MENUCHAT HANEFESH-CALMING THE SOUL IN DIFFICULT TIMES For this Stay-at-home Seder, you will prepare your own food. While making your choices, keep in mind what the traditional food represents and select an alternativeContinue reading “Next Year Safe and Healthy”

Going Virtual

In this day, the world is filled with stories. Here is mine: an opportunity of a lifetime having a solo exhibition in a beautiful downtown gallery with weekly demonstrations to be with the public and then a pandemic that requires everyone to stay home. Thank goodness, the sponsoring organization Contemporary Craft is onto creative alternativesContinue reading “Going Virtual”

ReNew: The Words

Showing at BNY Mellon Contemporary Craft Satellite Gallery This part of the ReNew Exhibition is a collaboration project with my daughter, Sarah Silk. Together, we are SilkDenim, re-making 100% recycled materials into individually crafted objects. We’re particularly attracted to denim because of its rugged practicality and unique ability to improve with age. ​Using recycled materials requires us toContinue reading “ReNew: The Words”

Renew: The Denim

Showing at BNY Mellon Contemporary Craft Satellite Gallery The current #MeToo movement is an expanded global community of survivors from all walks of life highlighting the breadth and impact of a worldwide sexual violence. They demand perpetrators be held accountable and strategies implemented that sustain long term, systemic change. Dina, the daughter of Leah and Jacob,Continue reading “Renew: The Denim”

ReNew: The Quilts

Showing at BNY Mellon Contemporary Craft Satellite Gallery Gabriel is the pure spirit identified with the divine attribute of Yesod- the longing to connect. The mantle, like a quilt, serves the practical function of keeping someone warm protecting them from the elements. In this case, it also serves as a symbolic divine representation. The archangel, Rasiel, presidesContinue reading “ReNew: The Quilts”