Here is a study for a new piece I want to do. Working title, Look Within. I used an old linen napkin for the test. I like the extra slubs and texture it adds. Maybe I need to go looking for some more tablecloths.
Look Within test, Paula Kovarik
I'm in!
Just got notification that my quilt, AHA! Moments, will be part of the Quilts=Art=Quilts show at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, NY from October 29 - January 8. This gallery is a beautiful venue for fiber art. I encourage anyone in the area to attend.
Here is a detail shot of the piece:
AHA! moments, Paula Kovarik, © 2010It was inspired by a doodle I did in 2008. I sent the doodle, (enlarged to 54" across) to Spoonflower. They printed it to a white cotton duck on which I added hundreds of little nodes in thread, connecting the dots and adding texture.
© 2008, Paula Kovarik
details details
My friend and collaborator, Jean, has taken some exquisite shots of the leftover body parts we had for our Parallel Lives show. I think they deserve a show of their own. Here is one of the pod people I worked on. You can see the doodling on the fabric, the threads and even the sparkly stuffing. Don't you just want to know what would be birthed from that inner space? You'll see more in the future when we publish the book about the work. Coming soon.....
pod doodle, 2011.
progress
each night I try to squeeze in a bit of stitching if I have the slightest bit of energy. I am never sure if the weariness I feel at the end of the day is good for the art or not. So, when I wake up in the morning I am always eager to see the sun casting it's judgmental gaze across the work. Here is last night's work on the new piece that is alternately titled strangers among us or organic mechanics.
©2011, Paula Kovarik, Strangers Among Us
Pundit goes West
My quilt, Pundit, will be on the road soon. The Visions Art Museum in San Diego will include it in the Interpretations show from Nov. 4-Jan. 22. I would LOVE to visit this museum someday, I hear it is a wonderful gallery space. If you are in the area, please stop by and let me know your impressions.
Pundit, @2011, Paula Kovarik