I have been mulling over a series of pieces that I want to call pundits. They are inspired by all those talking heads in media who reduce the news to shouting matches and name calling. These are the roughs I have been working on (with a nod to russian constructivism). Next step, narrow these down to one and then try to figure out how to construct it.
Pundits, ©2014, Paula Kovarik
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.
Everything's connected, ©2014, Paula Kovarik
Inspired by that game we play of naming the shapes in clouds, several of my drawings have new colonies of these simple outlines of cats, dogs, gears, cars, clouds—whatever pops into my head. Using that as a starting point I started making shapes that nested into each other on this quilt. It looked like nonsense to me but I wasn't too worried about it. Trusting the process was part of the fun. Then I started wondering why these particular shapes showed up in my experimentation. Why was I compelled to draw a chicken, or a gear, or a tractor, or a headed blob? What point was I trying to make? Then, last Saturday, I went to see A Fierce Green Fire, the Battle for a Living Planet. It is a documentary summarizing the environmental movement. One of the narrators explored the concept of connections. Simply, Everything is Connected. Even if we don't see it. That's why I added these dotted lines.
cloud shapes morphed, Paula Kovarik, 2014
A recurring theme in my stitching, clouds, taken one step further.This is the Where's Waldo version of rounded cloudlike shapes morphing into recognizable shapes. It's done on a scalloped edged cotton tablecloth folded in half. No planning, just playing.
