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Quilt National 2017

I spend long days and nights absorbed in creative efforts. For each new project my jubilantly hopeful heart and mind identify significant ideas in need of expression and my hands enthusiastically dig into my multitude of resources. There is nothing like the action of creation. Creativity is one thing. Becoming a master is another. ItContinue reading “Quilt National 2017”

As Above; So Below: The Five Element Theory

Somewhere between 476-221 BC, the five element Creation Cycle was introduced in China. Fire melts Metal. Metal chops down Wood. Wood grows through Earth. Earth makes the banks that the Water flows in. Water puts out Fire. These elements describe five different types of energy associated with a pair of organs and different kinds ofContinue reading “As Above; So Below: The Five Element Theory”

The True Quilter Self

Getting ready for a vacation creates lots of work- laundry, packing, bill paying, creating itineraries, finishing outstanding commissions, record keeping, sorting out volunteer responsibilities, helping friends and family with projects- plenty to do so I can walk out the door and feel whole- but miten drinen I found myself at the Salvation Army compelled toContinue reading “The True Quilter Self”

Thirteen Quilt Is a Lot Of Quilts

Quilts celebrating the 25th anniversary of Woodside Place

The Nondual State

Being with God is a nondual state. This means it can never be achieved by choosing only one side of reality in reaction to a less preferred condition or state. Words like awakening are necessary evils. They open a path to thinking about things, but they block the road, even as they point the way.Continue reading “The Nondual State”

American Made

How does one grow a new evolving business to make its mark?A. Create a look and feel on InstagramB. Create a story around the products and the makersC. Get follows on Facebook and TumblrD. Try to catch the eye of someone famousE. All of the above In the effort to do All Of The Above,Continue reading “American Made”

#recycleddenim #madeinpittsburgh #Oneofakind #Have It Your Way

I love working at SilkDenim where I can continually sharpen my most advanced skill of patchwork construction. You can see the great results in the newest additions of Collection II on our website. But in today’s internet business world, one studio skill needs the follow-up of active publicity and marketing to makes its way intoContinue reading “#recycleddenim #madeinpittsburgh #Oneofakind #Have It Your Way”

Bring Your Bag, Your Silverware, Your Take-Out Container, Your Schmatta

June 30th was the last day anyone could legally use polystyrene foam products in New York City. This includes everything from plastic foam coffee cups to packaging peanuts. The reason is that they cannot be recycled and cause real environmental harm. Yesterday, grocery stores across the entire state of Hawaii are banned from distributing plasticContinue reading “Bring Your Bag, Your Silverware, Your Take-Out Container, Your Schmatta”

I Am My Mummy

Louise Silk: BubbeWisdom: Faith. Belief. Practice: The Exhibit

At this stage of my life, everything fabric, patch, thread, takes on multiple meaning. It’s the same for breath, thought, action and so it is for the three categories of work on display: Bed Quilts made from gleaned scraps of my fabric collection; Kabbalah theme quilts from tee-shirt remnants; work from personal materials of memory.Continue reading “Louise Silk: BubbeWisdom: Faith. Belief. Practice: The Exhibit”