A little color fiesta on the blog with the beautiful, bright works of textile artist Liz Payne. These endless combinations of shapes and colors are sooo lovely! From Sydney, Australia, Liz combines textile painting with embroidery of thread, beads and sequins to create that art with a touchy treat for the hands and a visual delight for the […]
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I am very much in love with these elegant little sculptures by mixed media artist Diem Chau. With an incredible delicacy, Diem Chau creates tiny fragments in thread over white porcelain cups and plates, using both single thread and patterned pieces of fabric. So beautiful!
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It’s amazing how contemporary artists use embroidery as a medium to create so much beauty in so many diverse ways. Inspired by plants, coral and cells, Meredith Woolnough uses thread to create elegant shapes and patterns that are an absolute delight for the eye.
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As a bag designer graduated from Tama Art University, Japanese artist Yumiko Higuchi started to focus on embroidery as a side activity at first. But her passion for needles & thread grew quickly, and now, Yuki creates the most beautiful, whimsical patterns – often involving nature and animals – on fabrics, pouches, bowtie brooches, bags and many […]
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Caitlin Benson believes that flowers should last a lifetime, which is why she stitches them into colorful, delicate hoop embroideries I’d love to see up on my wall. Based in Vancouver and founder of her brand called Cinder & Honey (which she runs with her husband Michael), she loves to sketch all kinds of florals before finalizing […]
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Beautiful, natural sceneries that drip right off the gallery walls.. oh how I love these magical works by Peruvian artist Ana Teresa Barboza. Ana uses embroidery, wool and yarn in to create unique pieces and sculptures in which nature, animals and the human body often play a central role.
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Remember when I wrote about the beautiful embroidery of Albany based artist Sarah Benning? Well, I’ve seen so many amazing new creations appear on her site since then. Every time I check, her work grows more detailed, more complex and more beautiful. I guess hard work and dedication really does pay off!
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