a vacation on the beach merits some bright and vibrant colors. I'll be without my trusty Bernina. So I think I will experiment with slits and stiches while listening to the surf. Hope they have an iron.
Polkadot Moon, ©2014, Paula Kovarik
Polkadot Moon finished for SAQA auction
Finished in the nick of time! Deadline: June 1.
This 12" x 12" piece will be part of the SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) online auction beginning September 15. The unique fundraiser helps to fund the SAQA exhibits that travel across the world. So mark your calendar and visit the SAQA website to participate. This link will give you a preview of the many quilts available for the auction.
preparing for action
On a recent trip to New York my friends took me to Jones Beach. It was a cool and cloudy day and noone was there. We saw these trash bins set out in a grid on the beach ready for the future crowds to fill them up (and, my friends informed me, to overfill them up).
Jones Beach, 2014
I spent the day preparing the studio for new work, setting out my own trash bin in the center of the floor. Some test swatches went in there as well as some well intentioned scraps. Now the deck is clear for new ideas.
Maybe I'll do something with a stitch pattern that mimics these bins in the meantime...
Stream of Consequences, detail, ©2013, Paula Kovarik
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Stream of Consequences, detail, ©2013, Paula Kovarik
Stream of Consequences
The SAQA show, Earth Stories, has opened at the Michigan State University Museum. My entry, Stream of Consequences, honors the work being done by the Wolf River Conservancy.The show is an invitational devoted to good things happening on the earth. The statement for the piece is below the images. Each artist created two pieces, one that measured 12" x 14" and the actual piece, measuring 72" x 72".
Stream of Consequences, ©2013, Paula Kovarik, 11 x 14
Stream of Consequences, ©2013, Paula Kovarik, 71.5" x 71"
It comes from the country, courses through the suburbs, and wraps around the city of Memphis. The Wolf River, a small spring fed river of 90 miles, is one of the great arterial systems of the Mississippi River and all the life that it nurtures. As it flows, it filters, it floods, it captures and distributes. It is a filament that takes everything that flows downhill and sends it forward. It is the meandering collector of last resort for runoff, sprawl, industry and agriculture. Efforts to control it, channel it, or deny its value nearly led to its ruin—until it gained an advocate.
Since 1985, The Wolf River Conservancy has protected and defended the river in the face of development and abuse. The group has cast the Wolf as a community treasure that physically weaves the region together. They know full well its vital function and spectacular potential. They understand it is a pattern that connects.
See the show at:
Michigan State University Museum, May 11 - November 30, 2014, East Lansing, Michigan
University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design, January 19 - February 28, 2015, Warrensburg, Missouri