SilkQuilt

The Eight Pointed Star

Relatives were here for the holidays and the quilt our niece choose to snuggle under was a SILKDENIM version of the classic 8-pointed stars made from men’s shirts and denim: A Patchwork Life at the Heinz History Center includes my first 8-pointed star, shown here as a poster, the installation view, and two of myContinue reading “The Eight Pointed Star”

Portraits

One of my greatest inspirations is Sheila Hicks. She is the artist who best uses fibers as her medium of artistic expression. Here is a her portrait for an exhibition currently being shown in Germany. Like most people, I find it challenging to select and then view portraits of myself. In the past, whenever itContinue reading “Portraits”

Gut Yontif!

A Patchwork Life continues at the Heinz History Center through April 6, 2025. I am often there working in the miniature studio. Come and visit! Gut Yontif is our programming series celebrating the Jewish Holidays. The next installment of our Gut Yontif! series is Dec. 28 with a fiery Chanukah celebration from Rosabel Rosalind, then onContinue reading “Gut Yontif!”

Riding The Wave Of Transference

There is unrelenting tragedy in the air. We feel it deeply and personally, wondering about any hope of a healing resolution. It’s easy to project these sad negative feelings onto others. In Jason Shulman’s Kabbalistic Healing we work with those projections and judgments by riding the wave of transference. The technique does not avoid theContinue reading “Riding The Wave Of Transference”

The Witness Quilt: Positive Vidui

From Vol. 5, No. 40, October 6, 2024, the RAUH JEWISH HISTORY PROGRAM & ARCHIVES NEWSLETTER: Vidui, the spiritual center of the Yom Kippur liturgy, is a confessional prayer at the boundary of personal and communal responsibility. It is an alphabetical inventory of misdeeds, recited in the first-person plural: We have sinned. We have transgressed.Continue reading “The Witness Quilt: Positive Vidui”

Fast of Gedaliah: Day of Divine Goodwill

Today, along with the first anniversary of October 7th, we observe The Fast of Gedaliah. This year, both occur during the Ten Days of Teshuvah between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. I used the occasion of this fast day, some twenty-four years ago to enact: Moving Through Loss: A Wise Woman Ritual. This day advocates The ThirteenContinue reading “Fast of Gedaliah: Day of Divine Goodwill”

A Residency at The History Center

I always had the idea of working in a gallery where my work was installed. It seemed the best way to understand the viewer’s point of view. With Louise Silk: A Patchwork Life I am doing just that- sitting at the work table in the History Center. Here are some of your most asked questionsContinue reading “A Residency at The History Center”

Welcome To My World

Louise Silk: A Patchwork Life ran through May 26, 2025 at The Heinz History Center.

A PATCHWORK LIFE: THE OPENING

עֵד Witness Hineni Here I am Elohai neshama shenatata bi tehorah hi The soul in me is pure Life Itself Lightness of Mind Altered Consciousness Charismatic Uncomplicated Simplicity Uniqueness & Originality Manifesting Intentions Unscripted Nonmaterial Art In Real Time Moment Marking Stillness Energy Flow In Relationship Engagement & Connection Feelings Trust, Expose, Let Go ShowContinue reading “A PATCHWORK LIFE: THE OPENING”

A Patchwork Life: The Primer

I. Set Up: Complete the script. Give over the objects. Ask for what is needed. Not a retrospective, a quilt display, nor a one-person art exhibition; it is the herstory of acquiring deep knowledge and skills through a series of significant life events. Another step on a long arduous journey, beginning without a 70th birthday celebration dueContinue reading “A Patchwork Life: The Primer”