CQFA Artist - Trudi Hauptman

Trudi Chamoff Hauptman

Trudi Hauptman comes from a family of immigrant garment workers, and learned to sew, knit and crochet from her mother and maternal grandmother. She has been working in textile art all her life, mostly in wearables. In 1991 she began to create art pieces in earnest, mostly crafting Judaic-themed wearable works. In 2002, after creating a tallis (prayer shawl) in commemoration of her mother, Trudi branched out into studio art quilts. Most of these wall hangings, like her wearables, incorporate Jewish themes, relying on her rich history and interest in her ancestry and heritage.

Trudi has little formal background in art, but spends much time learning interesting new techniques, which she then incorporates into her art pieces. She occasionally posts updates about her artwork and family life at dragon_momma.livejournal.com

You can contact Trudi by sending her email at "truhand at hanging-bya-thread.com" (replace at by @ in the email address)

Trudi Hauptman's Quilts

"The Workman's Circle Made It All Mishpokhe"

31 " x 31 "

Materials used : Quilting cottons, African batik, rayon, organza, assorted buttons, charms, beads, yarns, fibers and ribbon.
Photos printed on fabric were used as centers of stand alone quilts and four loose frame panel borders of a Lazarus' poem was free motion embroidered. The photos are attached to this border and the centerpiece logo. Organza background and embellishments complete the presentation of a family history of Eastern Europe immigrants and the impact of the Workmen's Circle.
Created for the San Francisco Jewish Library annual art exhibit in 2005
AMERICA AND I: COMMUNITY ARTISTS REFLECT ON THE AMERICAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE.

"The Promised Land"

35 " x 28 "

This piece is an interpretation of the theme FREUD, MOSES AND MONOTHEISM and expresses the feminine principles of the Jewish faith. The Hebrew name of God is stenciled on silk velvet and pieced to silk and satin fabrics and then appliquéd on fabric handmade by fusing scraps of fabrics, decorative threads and yarns, covered with pink tulle and surface designed by the application of heat. This was then appliquéd on to strip-pieced and free motion quilted cottons. The entire piece is worked in shades of pinks, purples, magentas and reds and embellished with beads, decorative threads, and yarns. The three additional hand quilted pieces are stenciled with the Hebrew word for "holy".