Sewing into photographs

One could describe Mana Morimoto's embroidered photographs as an unconventional form of collage. The Tokyo-based artist, who was educated in the US but returned to Japan just a few years ago, finds vintage photos and re-imagines them with her technicolor thread. While many of her subjects have lasers coming out of their eyes, Morimoto's way of working is intentionally low tech. Each piece contains evidence of the hand-done process. Lately, Morimoto has been making abstract woven patterns…

Calligrapher and fiber artist Han Cao repurposes old photographs by stitching brightly colored flowers and landscapes directly onto each black and white image. Based in Palm Springs, the artist works with found photographs that are 5×7 inches or smaller, attaching multi-colored threads that she hopes alter the old narrative and give new meaning and lifeContinue reading "Hand-Stitched Flowers and Landscapes Revitalize Found Photographs by Artist Han Cao"

Majorly crushing on American artist Diane Meyer this morning! Cross-stitch and photography is a magical recipe in my opinion,...

Embroidered vintage photo 💕

MANA MORIMOTO