Aboriginal embroidery

Indigenous Symbols, Icons and Imagery. The dotted motifs of much of today’s Aboriginal modern design work has become the trademark of the contemporary Aboriginal Art movement.

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Incredible, right? Well, let’s put that in some context and acknowledge how wonderfully fortunate we are to be able to enjoy and appreciate the translation, in part, of this ancient culture into beautiful artworks. And beyond its beauty and depth lies somethings equally important, the artist, their family and community. We’re taking about Australian Aboriginal Art and we want to share with you the ethical side this wonderful industry, supporting both artists and their communities.

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Artist Justyna Wołodkiewicz mixes embroidery with abstract clay forms in order to produce three-dimensional works that spring from traditional hoops. The pieces weave together bold threads with equally bright polymer clay shapes, creating multi-textured surfaces from the diverse materials. The artist typically starts with a miniature sketch before embarking on molding the clay structures sheContinue reading "Three-Dimensional Hoop Embroidery Accented With Clay by Justyna Wołodkiewicz"

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Art Leven, formerly Cooee Art Gallery, was established in 1981 and runs a hybrid art model to represent and support aboriginal artists in an ethical and sustainable way.

Materials and techniques: Aboriginal fabric, Possum Land and Water Dreaming designed by Heather Kennedy; machine appliqu...

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