Quilter Vendulka Battais shares her healing journey from realizing that external validation (including winning awards) made her happy, but didn't bring her ultimate fulfillment, she still needed to find her own inner worth and peace. She explores how her upbringing in communist Czechoslovakia and ancestral patterns influenced her sense of self-worth and her creative approach to quilting. • Growing up during communism in the Czech Republic shaped Vendulka's resourcefulness and creativity • Mo...
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Quilter Vendulka Battais shares her healing journey from realizing that external validation (including winning awards) made her happy, but didn't bring her ultimate fulfillment, she still needed to find her own inner worth and peace. She explores how her upbringing in communist Czechoslovakia and ancestral patterns influenced her sense of self-worth and her creative approach to quilting. • Growing up during communism in the Czech Republic shaped Vendulka's resourcefulness and creativity • Mo...
Artistic Transformation: Zak Foster on Quilting, Community, and Ancestral Reflection
Breaking the Blocks
1 hour 13 minutes
11 months ago
Artistic Transformation: Zak Foster on Quilting, Community, and Ancestral Reflection
Send us a textJoin me for an inspiring conversation with Zak Foster, a trailblazer in the artistic quilting community, whose journey from a high school Spanish teacher to a full-time artist and podcaster is nothing short of transformative. Zak shares the pivotal moments during the pandemic that led him to embrace his passion and create the Quilty Nook, a vibrant community for quilters. Through our discussion, we uncover how Zak uses his art not just for expression, but as a force for communit...
Breaking the Blocks
Quilter Vendulka Battais shares her healing journey from realizing that external validation (including winning awards) made her happy, but didn't bring her ultimate fulfillment, she still needed to find her own inner worth and peace. She explores how her upbringing in communist Czechoslovakia and ancestral patterns influenced her sense of self-worth and her creative approach to quilting. • Growing up during communism in the Czech Republic shaped Vendulka's resourcefulness and creativity • Mo...