For over forty years I have been fashioning fiberart that celebrates the loving and healing capacity of spirit. In the seventies, an article in MS magazine about quilt making as a women’s art form lead me to patchwork as my chosen means of expression. In the eighties, leadership in our local fiberarts guild helped meContinue reading “Program Application-Artist Statement”
Author Archives: SilkQuilt
Bubbe’s Lady of the Lake 2018
NRM BagPanche Silk Robe TieSarah’s MolasSadye’s Lingerie BagHeath’s Buddah WheelJapanese Kimono FabricIndigo Dress Hem from Victoria,BCRiding PantsJ.Jill Dressy SkirtMax Studio Dress from Annie’s GraduationE.B.Pepper PJ Pants Suit in a BagLeftover KilimHowie’s Tux RemnantsJo’s Handwoven RemnantsHeath’s Corduroy ShirtHand Embroidered Wool Kashmiri Shawl from Tsultrim Allione WorkshopChristmas, Buddha Day, Valentine, Kawanza from 1994 CalendarSilkDenim’s Hand Stitched CorduroyContinue reading “Bubbe’s Lady of the Lake 2018”
The Ego
The ego personality, even while completely desiring and longing for freedom, resists moving toward it, because it fears its own annihilation. Dear Reader: Do you sometimes feel like no matter how hard you try, you do not make the sort of progress you would like on your spiritual path? What is that? Do you lackContinue reading “The Ego”
Flag Quilt Embroidery
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”
