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. We have stolen. It describes a brokenhearted world, desperate for atonement. These words have become soContinue reading “The Witness Quilt: Positive Vidui”
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UnMaking The Witness Quilt
Witness עֵד2023-24. 1200+ individual detachable patches.Overall:178”W X 101”L. Panels: Right_Front7/Back_Left1 19”WX71”L; Right_Front6/Back_Left2 22”WX78”L; Right_Front5/Back_Left3 22”WX 87”L; Middle_Front4a&b and Back4 52”X 101”L; Left_Front3/Back_Right5 22”WX87”L; Left_Front2/Back_Right6 22”W X78”L ; Left_Front1/Back_Right7 19”WX71”L. Under Layer: Materials: Crème colored linens, clothing, embroidery floss, yarn, old quilts. Technique: individually hand embroidered BubbeWisdoms or phrases ofa contemporary version of Viddui prayer finishedContinue reading “UnMaking The Witness Quilt”
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”
Yichus Part I
Searching for wisdom, I have spent considerable effort exploring each of my relatives. There is a beautiful video put together by the JCBA Pittsburgh that shows my family’s cemetery, among many others, maintained by JCBA. The cemetery is one way to sit with the souls of the Shapiro family in the quiet of their gravesites,Continue reading “Yichus Part I”
Snug Sturdy Wise
I had the pleasure of working with these poets yesterday. We talked about all of the ways text is used in art expression. I told them about some of the classics like Harriet Powers and the AIDS Quilt and some of the well-know contemporary artists like Barbara Kruger and Pope.L. Preparing to meet with them madeContinue reading “Snug Sturdy Wise”
SilkDenim Bat Mitzvah Bag
Sometimes the product is so much fun to make, so filled with joy, that it seems like absolutely no effort is required. It helps to have a good eye, a way with the materials, and an ease with the construction, all turning toward the perfect Silk Denim Tote to gift friends of the Bat Mitzvah.
August 1, 2023-the 15th of Av, 5783
In the Babylonian Talmud it is written that “when we enter Av, our joy is diminished.” This month is associated with the darkest events in Jewish history, the Nine Days culminating in the fast day of Tisha B’Av, the ninth of Av. However, Tu B’Av, the 15th Day of Av, is a post-biblical day ofContinue reading “August 1, 2023-the 15th of Av, 5783 “
Dayneu Quilts: The Zen Circle
A year plus ago, I made the commitment to a 10 Year plan which helped me to zero in on the need to have a one person show- as a kind of summation of My Patchwork Life. This, my seventh one person exhibition, including fourteen quilts following its chapters, will occur in the fall ofContinue reading “Dayneu Quilts: The Zen Circle”
Writing vs Quilting
I’ve been very negligent when it comes to any form of writing, so I decided to just own up to it here and see if that changes my committment. It’s so easy to post on instagram and then simultaneously load it to Facebook and Twitter– really it’s way too easy! Maybe Each pictures may beContinue reading “Writing vs Quilting”
Craftivism
craft + activism = craftivism. Maker participation that uses the creative process making a stronger more compassionate voice, strengthening personal activism, connecting beyond the self, and making items that facilitate political thought and action. My age old question on the hierarchy of art and craft rears its ugly head: studio art vs fiber art vsContinue reading “Craftivism”
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