NICU (Orange)

wool felting

14″ x 22″

2022

After her birth, my daughter spent a month in the NICU. The time of separation was very diffcult, but she came home to us healthy and happy. These two works are based on my view through her NICU bassinet. Creating these pieces helped me to connect with my daughter, and process and heal. They are included in this exhibit to share a full spectrum of experiences that can be faced after childbirth.

Off the Beaten Path

felting with wool and mulberry silk

18″ x 15″

2023

Parallel Play (Nest)

needle felting on felted panel with wool, yarn, fabric, dryer lint, steel wool

12″ x 8.5″

2023

Paulie Drawing

wool felting

13″ x 12″

2021

Playpen (In The Trenches)

felting with wool, dryer lint, yarn, fabric, socks, steel wool, mulberry silk, hair, and embroidery

38″ x 24″

2023

Playroom

wool felting

18″ x 26″

2021

Playroom study

wool felting

5″ x 6.75″

2021

Playsilks series

wool felting

2 “x 4″ to 8″ x 8” each

2023

Playtime (Foot)

wool felting

2′ x 4′

2021

Playtime (Hand)

wool felting

45″ x 50″

2021

Postpartum Sketchbook I

watercolor marker, pencil on paper

8″ x 8″ (8″ x 16″ open)

2022

Postpartum Sketchbook II

watercolor marker, pencil on paper

8″ x 8″ (8″ x 16″ open)

2022

Rearview Mirror

wool felting

12.5″ x 17″

2021

Sabbath

felting with wool, steel wool, dryer lint

22″ x 28″

2023

Self/Quarantine series

wool felting on velvet

8″ x 6.5″

2020

Seraph

wool felting

16″ x 17″

2022

Tilly Rose

wool felting

10″ x 11″

2022

Womb Portrait

wool felting

12″ x 11″

2022

Apology Eggs I

wool felting

11″ x 13″

2021

Apology Eggs II

wool felting

13″ x 20″

2021

Big Belly I

wool felting

7″ x 8″

2021

Big Belly II

wool felting

8″ x 14″

2021

Bucket Seat

wool felting

12.5″ x 13.5″

2021

Bucket Seat study

wool felting

7.5″ x 7.5″

2021

Building Blocks

wool felting

9.5″ x 9.5″

2021

Crouch

wool felting on vintage kerchief

15″ x 15″

2023

Felting example (for touching)

wool felting

24″ x 24″

2023

Hands and Feet

tapestry weaving, embroidery, felting in washing machine

8″ x 9″

2023

Lap

tapestry weaving, embroidery, felting in washing machine

7″ x 9″

2023

Laundry Feltings: Tantrum (L), Self-portrait (R)

l: wool felting in washing machine and embroidery, r: wool felting in washing machine

L: 7″ x 8″ R: 7″ x 7″

2023

Laundry Feltings: Vignettes (L-R), Floor Jumble (Ctr)

wool and yarn on wash cloths, felted in washing machine

vignettes: 8 ” x 8″ each, Floor Jumble: 7″ x 11″

2023

Laundry Mountain

felting with wool and dryer lint, embroidery

16″ x 18″

2023

Learning Curves

tapestry weaving, embroidery

16″ x 16″

2023

Lunchtime

wool felting

20″ x 28″

2021

Mama’s Lap

wool felting on velvet

7″ x 8″

2021

Milk Coma

felting with wool, hair, and embroidery

13″ x 16″

2023

Mother, Child, Mask

needle felting on velvet with wool, yarn, hair, dryer lint, steel wool

15″ x 10″

2023

NICU (Cocoon)

wool felting

18″ x 22″

2022

After her birth, my daughter spent a month in the NICU. The time of separation was very difficult, but she came home to us healthy and happy. These two works are based on my view through her NICU bassinet. Creating these pieces helped me to connect with my daughter, and process and heal. They are included in this exhibit to share a full spectrum of experiences that can be faced after childbirth.

Kara Patrowicz

Playtime

wool felting

45″ x 50″

2021

“Playtime” is a fiber artwork created through needle felting with wool, and some details are needle felted with yarn. It’s a scene of my son playing and drawing on our messy living room floor, with my knees and hand emerging at the bottom of the composition. While making this piece, I was thinking about explorative play and creating, and watching it unfold from a mother’s viewpoint. This is the first large-scale fiber artwork that I have created, since I previously worked on a smaller scale. It inspired me to create larger pieces since its completion.

@kara.patrowicz