Author Archives: SilkQuilt

Denim by the Pound

Whitewashed figures daven deepConsidering the weight of timeCrushed and torn and cast awayA vintage shore their sanctum.She harvests them, denim by the pound. Her basket brims with archetypesThe demons and the gods alikeDance sacred weft and warpWeavers of the infinite loom.She blesses them, denim by the pound. A Zipper maps the spiritual pathA button unlocksContinue reading “Denim by the Pound”

Some Observations on Ireland

Irish soda bread, Irish Brown Bread and most Irish breads use buttermilk to rise and are not vegan. The Irish people are extremely open, friendly, and consistently helpful. Everything in Ireland is very quant and pretty much un or under developed. Irish People drive very fast even on very narrow roads. Everything is perfect ,Continue reading “Some Observations on Ireland”

KADDISH: A PRAYER PERFORMANCE QUILT

Preformed at A Gathering of Jewish Learners: 1996 Summer CAJE Conference The performance space is arranged with chairs forming two large concentric circles. The inner circle is made of 26 individually separated chairs. The outer circle has two or three chairs placed side by side behind each of the inner 26 chairs. On the outerContinue reading “KADDISH: A PRAYER PERFORMANCE QUILT”

Ichi-go ichi-e: this is the moment

A simple practical idea from the art of tea or Sadou, the way of tea. Ichi-go ichi-e (一期一会) is a concept expressing the ideal roughly translated that means one time, one meeting or one encounter; one opportunity. In the way of tea we respect and honor the moment as a once-in-a-lifetime gathering, a simple encounterContinue reading “Ichi-go ichi-e: this is the moment”

Enlightenment Now

…The story of human progress is truly heroic. It is glorious. It is uplifting. It is even, I daresay spiritual…. …We are born into a pitiless universe, facing steep odds against life-enabling order…We are made from crooked timber, vulnerable to illusions, self-centeredness, and at time astounding stupidity. Yet human nature has also been blessed withContinue reading “Enlightenment Now”

Ending The Search

In this very moment lies an invitation to the Silence that reveals itself when you simply stop.Perhaps your mind is asking, “Stop what?”Just stop. Stop asking.Stop trying.Stop pretending.Stop believing your stories of whom you are or where you have to go.Stop thinking you know something don’t know something.How?There is no “how”; “how” is more mindContinue reading “Ending The Search”

The Call From Deep Within

There is something larger than self, that we either mangle or make significant. Dante According to James Hollis these are the stages of our common developmental journey: 1. One is called to the next stage, to a task.2. The task that each of us is to address is different, the summons to individual personhood.3. SuchContinue reading “The Call From Deep Within”

Upcycle Extreme

One of the biggest problems when deconstructing jeans for SilkDenim projects is what to do with all of the unused zippers? It would be a crime to throw them into the land fill but often it requires more time and energy that it’s worth to make something reusable from them. Thus the assignment was toContinue reading “Upcycle Extreme”

Directions For The Upcycled Denim Cube

Step One: Gather about 20 pairs of baby jeans. Step Two: Deconstruct the jeans into 6″ strips. Step Three: Build 6 blocks starting with a 6″ center and building out to 5 rows across and 5 rows down: Step Four: For the last row of the 6th side, incorporate the snaps of the inner legContinue reading “Directions For The Upcycled Denim Cube”