Press Releases
- Groups Work Together To Make Quilts With Meaning and Memory (January 24, 2012)
- Memory Quilts Make A Meaningful Holiday (November 2, 2011)
- Selling Quilts On Ebay (July 23, 2011)
- Better Than Donating: Your Denim Recycled For You (January 19, 2011)
Latest News
- Louise is working with Tree of Life Or L'Simcha Congregation to make an Entrance Hall Group Memory Quilt.
- Louise will be speaking and conducting a workshop at the Kultur Festival 2012 at Florida Atlantic University.
- Louise completed a Donor Recognition Quilt for Rainbow Child Development Center in Worcester MA.
- Louise now has a blog called Bubbe Wisdom for the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle. Check back often for regular entries.
- Louise is very honored to have a quilt accepted in the most important contemporary exhibition of our times, Quilt National 2011 opening in May.
From the Artist
My name is Louise Silk and I am an artist, writer, and quilter living and working from my loft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. For over forty years, I have been creating art that combines aesthetics and functionality with meaning and memory for family, friends, individuals and organizations. My primary work is quilt-centered utilizing spiritual themes, photo transfers, recycled fabrics from old clothing, and embroidery. I share life lessons coupled with my quilting expertise through my writing and teaching, most currently with my book, The Quilting Path. Please let me know how my work can impact your life.
~ Louise
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The Quilting Path: A Guide to Spiritual Discovery through Fabric, Thread, and Kabbalah by Louise Silk is now available for purchase at SkyLight Paths.
Louise also maintains additional resources for the book online, including a forum in which you can discuss and share ideas from the book.
Embark on a multidimensional journey with Louise, acquiring and honing the skills necessary to engage in quilt making as a spiritual practice. Louise augments the information from her book The Quilting Path to guide students through original quilting projects that transform pieces of cloth into family heirlooms, each with its own history, memory and significance.
Louise specializes in designing custom quilts for individuals and organizations. Quilts are:
- Made to clients' theme, color and size specifications;
- One-of-a-kind and individually hand crafted by Louise;
- Constructed in about eight weeks;
- Priced starting at $500.00
Cloth holds memories. It is difficult to discard. Louise offers you the opportunity to transform used clothing, textiles and personal items into a soft, useable work of art that will foster pleasant memories for years to come.