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Artist Reimagines Monet Painting as Embroidery Floating on Tulle | My Modern Met
By Sara Barnes on October 5, 2026 Paint and thread have more in common than you might think. Beyond the fact that one is wet and the other dry, a brushstroke is surprisingly similar to a stitch. On their own, … Continue reading
380 Artists, 51 Countries, 14 Years: A Community Embroidery Project Connects Women Around the Globe | Colossal
December 20, 2023 ArtCraftDesign Grace Ebert Lekazia Turner, Jamaica (2022). Photo by Mark Pickthall. All images courtesy of Kirstie Macleod In her early 20s, artist Kirstie Macleod became intimately aware of the ways working with a shared purpose has the … Continue reading
380 Artists, 51 Countries, 14 Years: A Community Embroidery Project Connects Women Around the Globe | Colossal
DECEMBER 20, 2023 GRACE EBERT Lekazia Turner, Jamaica (2022). Photo by Mark Pickthall. All images courtesy of Kirstie Macleod Now complete, “The Red Dress” is a collaborative project featuring embroideries by hundreds of artisans around the world. In her early … Continue reading
Exquisite Embroideries Transport You to the Forest Floor
By Sara Barnes on March 28, 2022 These brilliant embroideries look like what you’d see if you were lying in a forest, looking up. Embroidery artist Sew Beautiful shows the beauty of forests through their trees. Using colorful thread and … Continue reading
A 20 Foot-Wide Tapestry by Vanessa Barragão Recreates the World in Textural Yarn
In celebration of a partnership between London’s Heathrow Airport and Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, fiber artist Vanessa Barragão (previously) was commissioned to create a massive botanical tapestry. Using a range of techniques including latch hooking, felt needling, carving, crochet, … Continue reading
Life-Size Embroidered Sculptures That Imitate Everyday Domestic Scenes by Gao Rong
Beijing-based artist Gao Rong sews life-size replicas of everyday objects from Chinese urban and domestic infrastructure. The embroidered sculptures imitate the routine items our eyes often skip over—graffiti-covered bus signs, broken pay phones, and stacks of dirty dishes. Although her works look commonplace, … Continue reading
A Full-Scale Demolished Car Constructed From Silk, Aluminum Mesh, and Tulle by Jannick Deslauriers
Montreal-based textile artist Jannick Deslauriers builds elaborate and often life-size pieces of machinery by sewing together yards of silk, aluminum mesh, and tulle. Each fabric she uses is transparent, which speaks to the hidden politics lurking behind commonly used objects … Continue reading
Shimmering Metallic Embroideries of Dragonflies and Other Insects by Humayrah Bint Altaf – Colossal
Bedford, England-based embroidery artist Humayrah Bint Altaf (previously) continues to construct ornate insects using shimmering threads and metallic beads. Her dragonflies, bees, beetles, and butterflies take shape using carefully paired patterns and colors that form wings, bodies, and even delicate feet. While … Continue reading
Carved and Embroidered Leaves by Hillary Fayle
Hillary Fayle (previously here and here) slices and stitches patterns into found leaves, producing elegant designs that strike a delicate balance between natural specimens and the human hand.The works range from minimal tweaks to individual leaves to more involved patterns that link several in one … Continue reading
