I mentioned several weeks ago that I had sent a number of Jeremy's drawings to Paula Kovarik, who was planning to develop further the work she had been doing with children's drawings. She recently completed a quilt incorporating one of Jeremy's drawings, a quilt she has titled, "Don't Go In the Basement." You can read her post about it
here.
Paula Kovarik, "Don't Go in the Basement"
And here's the drawing of Jeremy's that makes an appearance in the lower right corner of the quilt:
Jeremy's drawing, 1991 (age 5-1/2)
It is very difficult to express
what this means
to me--to see something from Jeremy's hand enter a new
life in a beautiful creation by another person. I think Paula has pulled off an amazing combination: being true to Jeremy's drawing--capturing the child-like drift and energy of the lines--and yet also making something
entirely new and wonderful by putting it in an abstract setting
and with other figures.
Kudos to Paula! May you go from strength to strength. You can see more of Paula's work on her website.
N.B. To those of you who read Paula's post. Paula knows that Jeremy died ten years ago, but chose to address him directly in her post. Her choice moves me--that she speaks to him herself, not reducing him to a lost voice. . .
