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The Witness Quilt: Positive Vidui

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”

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”

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”

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”

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”

Join Me At The Heinz History Center

It happened and was very successful. to learn more about it, go to this blog entry: WITNESSING Dear friends, The Rauh Jewish Archives will exhibit Louise Silk: A Patchwork Life from September 2024 through April 2025. Through a retrospective lens of my work, the exhibit will consider the evolution of fiber art within the fine artContinue reading “Join Me At The Heinz History Center”