Embroidery sculpture

Artist Ágnes Herczeg creates lace sculptures using traditional handiwork techniques and fuses the figures to real pieces of found wood.

Like many Korean families, artist Ema Shin’s relatives maintain a genealogy book called a jokbo, which illustrates their family tree. Shin’s ancestral record spans 32 generations, yet only male members of the family are represented. Born and raised in Japan, and currently based in Melbourne, Australia, the artist describes in a recent statement that “in the society that I was born and raised in, there was a prejudice between men and women, and their roles were predetermined. More

Very Cool–how do we do it? Where do we start? Wonderful! stitch info PRINT YOUR IMAGE ON CARDSTOCK–do it on home printer if putting through cardstock not allowed at school You could a…

Echoing coral, cells, and the contours of the female body, Ghizlane Sahli stitches sculptural embroideries that curve and arch in shapely forms. The voluptuous works are part of what the Marrakech-based artist terms The Aveoles, a series made from plastic bottle caps interlaced with thread. With a background in architecture, Sahli shares that she “is alwaysContinue reading "Plastic Bottle Caps Bound by Thread Undulate Across Ghizlane Sahli’s Embroidered Sculptures"

Moscow-based fabric artist and designer Katerina Marchenko stitches brightly colored threads into tulle to form elaborate embroidered images of animals, portraits, and anatomical studies. In their hoops, Marchenko’s pieces work as framed thread paintings. Bird and angel wings appear to have dimension and human eyes pop thanks to the artist’s attention to color harmony and shading. Marchenko skips the sketching phase and starts each new piece with contours before allowing improvisation and…

Working on this piece with printed images of bones, a bit frustrating at the moment as I don’t really feel I like it. Some moments I think this will be OK but not when I see it from a distance. I think deep down one usually knows when something is working. I decided today to just play around with it and try and have fun, and that approach has helped. Let’s face facts, it doesn't really matter to anyone but me. Sketchbook page:- I am working on black commercial felt, with painted fabric and…

Meredith Dale trading as Meredith Woolnough on Instagram: "A bit of a dissolving compilation for you. It’s still feels like magic every time. 💦🪄 Some FAQ’s: 1) what is this material? - Water soluble fabric. It’s a common machine embroidery stabiliser but I just use it as a base material on its own. 2) where do I get this fabric? - Sewing stores or online. Search for water soluble fabric or water soluble stabiliser. 3) Is it bad for the environment? - This fabric is advertised as…

Name: Meredith Woolnough Which came first in your life, the science or the art? I have always had interests in both, but my formal studies …

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