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spiral dialogue
Feb 14, 2025
spiral dialogue
Feb 14, 2025
Feb 14, 2025
Sutured
Jan 29, 2025
Sutured
Jan 29, 2025
Jan 29, 2025
I wrapped some more thorns last night
Dec 31, 2024
I wrapped some more thorns last night
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2024
Second thoughts
Dec 16, 2024
Second thoughts
Dec 16, 2024
Dec 16, 2024
OK, yes, it does take some time
Dec 6, 2024
OK, yes, it does take some time
Dec 6, 2024
Dec 6, 2024
A Japan Residency
Oct 31, 2024
A Japan Residency
Oct 31, 2024
Oct 31, 2024
I wanted to challenge myself
Oct 10, 2024
I wanted to challenge myself
Oct 10, 2024
Oct 10, 2024
Travel Plans
Sep 12, 2024
Travel Plans
Sep 12, 2024
Sep 12, 2024
A work in progress
Aug 14, 2024
A work in progress
Aug 14, 2024
Aug 14, 2024
Live Free Webinar!
Jul 12, 2024
Live Free Webinar!
Jul 12, 2024
Jul 12, 2024
On Travel and Nakedness
Jun 25, 2024
On Travel and Nakedness
Jun 25, 2024
Jun 25, 2024
Done
May 22, 2024
Done
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024
An artist residency
Apr 17, 2024
An artist residency
Apr 17, 2024
Apr 17, 2024
stasis
Mar 21, 2024
stasis
Mar 21, 2024
Mar 21, 2024
mend
Jan 27, 2024
mend
Jan 27, 2024
Jan 27, 2024
Registration is open! Come stitch with me
Jan 19, 2024
Registration is open! Come stitch with me
Jan 19, 2024
Jan 19, 2024
scraps and colonies
Jan 10, 2024
scraps and colonies
Jan 10, 2024
Jan 10, 2024
taking stock
Dec 14, 2023
taking stock
Dec 14, 2023
Dec 14, 2023
The leaves were dancing
Nov 9, 2023
The leaves were dancing
Nov 9, 2023
Nov 9, 2023
Influences
Oct 13, 2023
Influences
Oct 13, 2023
Oct 13, 2023
Experiments in texture
Sep 20, 2023
Experiments in texture
Sep 20, 2023
Sep 20, 2023
Start small
Sep 14, 2023
Start small
Sep 14, 2023
Sep 14, 2023
Don't fall
Aug 31, 2023
Don't fall
Aug 31, 2023
Aug 31, 2023
Packing light?
Aug 16, 2023
Packing light?
Aug 16, 2023
Aug 16, 2023
The Public Eye
Jul 3, 2023
The Public Eye
Jul 3, 2023
Jul 3, 2023
Could I have three wishes please?
May 31, 2023
Could I have three wishes please?
May 31, 2023
May 31, 2023
Alegre
Apr 16, 2023
Alegre
Apr 16, 2023
Apr 16, 2023
Grid Interrupted complete
Mar 27, 2023
Grid Interrupted complete
Mar 27, 2023
Mar 27, 2023
I'm interested in how the earth pushes back
Mar 9, 2023
I'm interested in how the earth pushes back
Mar 9, 2023
Mar 9, 2023
grid interrupted
Feb 24, 2023
grid interrupted
Feb 24, 2023
Feb 24, 2023

speechless

March 17, 2017

Deep silence within. Sorting through the mumbo jumbo to sift away the hype. I am speechless.

Speechless, Paula Kovarik, 2017

In quilts Tags Speechless, Secret Life of Stones, stones
← A treasury of imagesone stitch at a time →
I cut up my finished art to create collages. The first cut is always the hardest and then the excitement begins. Playing puzzlemaster gives me endless options using the scraps to morph them into something newly alive. Those who know my process are of
Texture is a superpower. Stitching a hard line through a giving surface is endlessly fascinating. I like to make marks on paper surfaces but after I tried stitching through cloth I knew I found my medium. Machine stitching, hand stitching, thin batti
Hello and a happy weekend to all. I’ve been invited to take over the @surface_design Instagram account this weekend. I go by @yellowbrickstudio but my real name is Paula Kovarik. I’m a stitcher looking to break some rules. Join
Thinking about why we talk about eggs without thinking of the chickens. Today’s stitching. #eggs #chickens #flu #industrialfarming
Today's stitching. Another quilt cut up and put back together. "rough beast" in honor of W. B. Yeats.
I have a new post on my online journal about the making of this piece. Go to www.paulakovarik.com/journal/2025/1/29/sutured to learn more.
Today’s stitching. Sutured. #stitching #freemotionquilting #yesididcutupthosequilts
During this cold spell I am dreaming of Santa Fe. I'll be teaching there at the Madeline Island School of the Arts in March. Join me for the colors of New Mexico and fearless free-motion stitching. Link in my bio.
Today’s stitching. #trimmings #yesididcutupthosequilts #collage #stitching #remainders
Today’s stitching. The disrupters. #disrupter #stitching #freemotionquilting
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