I was born in Moscow, studied and grew up in a small, but a very cozy city in the Kharkov region, Ukraine. I graduated from Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Specialty - project manager.
To create this piece inspired by landscape I've put muslin into an embroidery frame then used overstitch to pull the threads apart. You coul...
Got some serious eye candy for you today. Birgitte Busk is a textile artist in Denmark who creates freehand thread painting portraits, using an ordinary
Threads of Thought on creating with cloth and stitch
Andrea Cryer is a Textile Fine Artist who draws with thread to create unique portraits and landscapes.
Nosheen Iqbal incorporates her Pakistani heritage into the embroidery and wood pieces that she crafts in her home studio near Dallas.
Sunday morning I played around with new stones thinking they were going to be grey but perhaps because it is the bleak mid-winter the stones turned a warmer colour. This piece is inspired by Mark's paintings of stones disappearing under water. He is brilliant at that. For both of us scenes like this bring up whisperings of summers spent on beautiful Georgean Bay. For those of you in Toronto don't forget The Artist Project at the Better Living Centre February 21-14, 2019 Mark Berens will be at Booth 506. Strips of plant dyed fabrics soon to become rocks. By Sunday evening I was happily couching away. I have based the background onto an old blanket and it is like stitching butter. The one thing about this kind of stitching is it allows for mind wandering and as I stitched these delicious rusts and browns my mind whispered memories of my beautiful Rusty Pups They are dearly missed As are their antics and adventures. And then as I prepared this post A photo demanded to be noticed So much like my new stones. I have a teacher who always says the piece you start next should always be informed by the last piece you did. Perhaps this means my next piece will have to be seaweed in the colours of my Georgean Bay stones. But I already have soooo many new beginnings just started! But my mind is flowing with ideas on how to go about a seaweed piece. It is so easy to have many ideas isn't it The days just aren't long enough for their execution! I hope you have a day rich in creative ideas.
À Arles, l'artiste Pascal Monteil convoque des figures mythologiques, historiques ou amicales sur des toiles de chanvre. Elles s'expriment et se rencontrent à travers des scènes brodées, entre fiction et réalité.
One of my favorite textile artists and Colossal regular Nike Schroeder just finished this beautiful body of work entitled Berlin EG that captures moments from her everyday life there. I love the minimalistic quality of her line work and the unfinished strands that dangle from each piece giving it an off-balance sort of energy that really forces you to stop and consider each piece. A number of the works are currently on display at Urban Outfitters Berlin. More
Explore this photo album by Andrea Farina on Flickr!
André Azevedo's newest work takes a step beyond traditional illustration and nicely incorporates the use of thread and sewn patterns. ...
Starting with vintage photography and illustrations of models sporting fashions from the 1950s, Amsterdam-based artist Hinke Schreuders applies a rich layer of hand-stitched embroidery, beading, lace, and flourishes of ink to entirely new images that can be both unsettling and exuberant. The pieces seen here are part of an ongoing series called Works on Paper, started in 2008. With her work Schreuders says she seeks to “subtly confuse notions of feminine vulnerability and reinforce the position of embroidery as an artistic medium,” something I think we can all agree she has done masterfully. More
LA-based artist Michelle Kingdom embroiders small, illustrative scenes of people in curious mythological or ritualistic scenarios, engaged in unknown actions or in vaguely defined relationships. From her artist statement: My work explores psychological landscapes, illuminating thoughts left unspoken. I create tiny worlds in thread to capture elusive yet persistent inner voices. Literary snippets, memories, personal mythologies, and art historical references inform the imagery; fused together, these influences explore relationships, domesticity and self-perception. Kingdom most recently exhibited at bG Gallery in Santa Monica and at a Feminist Fiber Art Exhibition. More
When stitching on this piece nowadays What comes to mind is Every Stone is an Island unto Itself I also thought shoreline rocks would "swoosh" between them. Spent a few days stitching swooshes. Decided this weekend to undo all those swooshes Spent two days so far unswooshing Just going with the flow! Thinking of adding hints of islands.... ....on the distant horizon. Just going with the flow. With on piece coming to it's completion Need to firm up plans on what to start next Playing around with colours. Just going with the flow I learnt something this winter In past winters I assumed snow tunnels we discovered were made by mice. But no It is the squirrels. We watch this little bird food devil slide down his tree straight into a tunnel at it's base and pop out of one of three tunnel entrances at the base of the bird feeder! Cheeky Happy Birthday Mark! I hope one thing leads to another in your studio today. And as Peter London says in "No More Secondhand Art" "... begin the initial phase with the open-ended statement Let's see what happens"
When I realize that I have brought something new into the world, I can tell myself again that I am not a fraud. In this piece I am using a combination of two opposites, the seductive and the repulsive, to create something new. It's not a story cloth really. There is no meaning other than an artwork charged with energy. My thoughts come and go so quickly yet the work progresses slowly. I'm faster than me. The threads and fabrics are familiar things used in an unfamiliar way. What is usually used to make a neat seam or a mended pocket, is used here in a messy and raveled manner. An affront to what is expected, but like a storm we want to watch, it gives a bit of a thrill. We want to touch it to see if it's true. The work starts to invent itself. It's not that I lose control, but things happen that although interesting are not my original idea. It's as if I'm ordered to do something that doesn't come from me. In this piece I am working from the back, which gives me some control. There has to be order, even though I am using cut bits of threads and frayed cloth which are couched and then covered with snugly pulled running stitch. I am always working from both sides. beautiful - ugly control - lack of control shape - line order - chaos front - back fast - slow Working with opposites is what drives me to continue with the making over a period of months. For me it's exciting to see the messiness under my control. Untidiness is the subject. That's interesting. The smoother side is a bit too charming, but it is the result of that raw inner making. I try to give my work that extra edge.
Louise Riley - Infinity Forever
A week ago I ordered a new machine, Juki TL-98Q, since my other workhorse of a machine, Brother 1500, refused to stitch properly ... even af...
Andrea Cryer is a Textile Fine Artist who draws with thread to create unique portraits and landscapes.
Hello to you all!! I am so excited about the comments y'all left me about my craft room!! Thank you each so much for taking the time to let me know what you thought! I thoroughly enjoyed getting it ready for you! If you are looking for the post of my craft room, I have it on the sidebar at the top of the page. And a huge welcome to my newest followers as well!! This week I have been engrossed in trying to put together another post using the lace making pieces of trim and braid that I love. I'm always on the lookout and I recently came across a few more and added them to my collection and would like to share them with you. This little pair of black embroidery scissors has been hiding from me for the last few years. I have wanted to find them so bad so that I could use them in my blog pictures! I had to unload the top shelf of one of the 4 closets that I have stored my hoards of items in to finally locate them. They weren't actually lost, just hiding from me... I think there's something so nostalgic about the packages. Perhaps they were stored in a box or a drawer someplace for years. Probably so because they are in great condition. These examples were never used. I love the texture and the aged coloring, even the bits of rust spotted here and there add to the beauty. This particular example is one of the latest. It took me 2 days to iron and lightly starch each medallion!! I'm not usually so careful about my laces, but this braid was stretched out so much that you couldn't tell what it was! I think it turned out beautifully! And trying to find a way to store it was hard. But a handy roll of crochet thread made for a perfect place to keep it crisp and pristine. I have more to share, but I'll wait for another post for those pics. I hope you love seeing these trims and braids. I think I'm hooked. I can never have enough!! And oh my oh my, have y'all seen the new Victoria magazine with the linens and monograms all throughout???? I clutched it tightly, um, saw it tonight at Walmart totally by accident and it just flipped itself into my cart. What was I to do???? I hope you are all having a lovely July. Here in Texas we are experiencing some of the coolest, yes coolest temperatures in the last 70 years for July!! It's been wonderful! But back to the 100's this coming week. Blessings, Doni
One of my favorite textile artists and Colossal regular Nike Schroeder just finished this beautiful body of work entitled Berlin EG that captures moments from her everyday life there. I love the minimalistic quality of her line work and the unfinished strands that dangle from each piece giving it an off-balance sort of energy that really forces you to stop and consider each piece. A number of the works are currently on display at Urban Outfitters Berlin. More
My 2010 TAST sample for Couching is here and the 2007 TAST sample is here A few basic stitches for Couching and a few more ways to Couch Searching the Web for Couching I found Bokhara Couching and …
www.madrigalembroidery.etsy.com An on-line textile community appears to be a great solution to a field which can be isolating. I would like to share information and communicate with artists and craftspeople in this arena not only to build friendships but to enhance exposure and to help organize shows and sell. Artist's statement: To continue to create interpretations of the world around me. Art is a necessary but often neglected part of life which ideally should surround, enlighten, and bring joy and wonder into our lives. Location: San Francisco, California, USA Online shop: madrigalembroidery Languages spoken: English Embroidered Heart by Madrigal Embroidery Tags: colorful, textile art, wearable art, decorative art, re-fashioned, recycled, unique, neck ties, fabric jewelry, custom orders
A scrap of fabric that I was practicing a new transfer technique on. I think it's gonna work.
I belong to a couple Facebook Crazy Quilt Groups (crazy quilt divas and crazy quilt international) and a new member, Marianne Hoeksema, posted her blocks recently and I just love them because of the all over stitching. This style is seldom done by American crazy quilters so I knew she had to be European or Australian.. and sure enough she was from the Netherlands. I am always so caught up with my laces, trims, and other whimsy, I forget just what a wonderful medium that just thread is. When I did my rainbow vest to wear to Houston I only used thread and knew that at some time I wanted to explore this more and maybe the CQJP2017 will be the perfect opportunity. In CQJP2012 a stitcher from Austria used just thread and I kept photos of all her blocks... Her name was Claudia Weinwurm and she used to blog but hasn't for a couple years. She did all types of embroidery but it was these "under the sea" blocks that are my favorites. You can still see more of her work on her blog but don't wait too long because inactive blogs tend to disappear... It was this all-over texture created with just thread that fascinates me and bring me to my favorite thread artist.. an Australian wildlife fiber artist Annemieke Mein... She does lots of butterflies and other insects but it is her birds and frogs that I especially love. Her works are huge and she uses a sewing machine but it is the thread that creates the magic. There is a lot about her on the internet and she does have a gorgeous book if you are interested in seeing more.
For her "Sewnnews" series, San Francisco Bay Area artist Lauren DiCioccio hand embroiders photos she finds in The New York Times, presenting the
Tokyo-based textile artist Mana Morimoto creates these amazing compositions by carefully arranging embroidery threads on pictures. The resulting images find their place outside of traditional notions of arts and crafts. Thereby her artistic work has a simple origin: ‘I started working with threads because I wasn’t happy with my life. I was at a point […]
