embroidery on found photographs

Stacey Page
Athens, GA, USA

This is a vintage photograph with hand sewn embroidery by artist, Stacey Page. 

The frame measures approximately 2.5 inches by 3.5 inches with the photo itself slightly smaller.

Stacey's stitching on found photographs make me chuckle a bit. I love the idea of stitching on found materials. 

See more of her work here. 

I am currently stitching on paper and found clothing,   I find that the more I work in my studio, the less time I have for posting on my blog. 

I'll post some of my newer work soon. 

Call for Entries: Textiles in a Tube

Textiles in a Tube

is a competitive exhibition challenging artists to "redefine" what textiles and textile materials and work can be.

My friend and fabulous textile artist, Terry Jarrard-Dimond is the juror for the exhibit. 

If your work is accepted, it must fit into a 3"diameter x 36" long tube.

The gallery is operated by  Greenville Technical College and is a nice, new, professional space in a redeveloped area of Greenville.

For prospectus, please visit  Terrys blog here, where you may find the link to the show prospectus. 

or click here 

 then click on the link in the right hand corner 

for the Textiles In A Tube prospectus and entry form.

Enter, Enter Enter!

I've posted about Terry on my blog here.

Abecedaria Project

Morgan Conservatory
Cleveland, Ohio USA


For the third year in row, the Morgan Conservatory presented a book arts exhibit by members of Art Books Cleveland called the Abecedaria Project.
I was intrigued with this alphabet book.
Artist, Anne Weissman hand-stitched each page. 
It's a delightful piece, wish I had stitched it!

If you're in the neighborhood, it's a must see.

The show is up through November 26, 2010.

Morgan Art of Papermaking 

Conservatory & Educational Foundation

1754 E. 47th Street

Cleveland, OH 44103

Gallery Hours: Tuesday. - Saturday. 10:00 to 4:00

The Kindness of Strangers

Banksy cat

image copyright artofthestate

I haven't touched my knitting needles in several years. 
And hardly a crochet hook.


Today, I was required to wait 30 minutes before I was allowed to leave the waiting room at my allergists' office after having injections. 


With bright blue crochet hook and warm orange wool in hand, I attempted to crochet a bit during my wait.


A kind woman saw me struggling. 


Whatcha makin'?


Oh...I don't know how to crochet, but I want to make a little bow.


Do you want to single crochet?


Yes!


She cast on stitches and showed me how to do a thing or two. 
The nurse called her into the honeycomb rooms behind the door for her appointment.
Said the nurse, Whatcha doing?  Spreadin' joy?


We both smiled.


I watched her disappear behind the door and sat and crocheted a little bit of orange heaven. 

Sometimes a stranger has a thing or two to teach you.

Uplifting Wallworks

Julia Barello
Associate Professor
Metalsmithing & Jewelry
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA

Eddy
2008
dyed x-ray film, nylon, steel
6' x 6' x 5" 

Swoop

The Rubin Center for the Visual Arts,
University of Texas, El Paso
(atrium view)
2007
MRI film, steel
Size variable, 2 story atrium space 30' x 25' 

Julia Barello uses both dyed xray film and MRI film to create silhouettes that seem to float on the wall using long metal pins to hold the shapes in place. 


Her designs create an uplifting and effortless feeling to me.


I'd love to wear one of her necklaces. I think I'd be happy all day long, wouldn't you?

Echinacea

2008 

dyed medical imaging films 

21" x 21" 

Ethopoia
2007
dyed x-ray film, monofilament
23" x 23
All images © Julia Barello 

She has many more lovely works on her website here.

Velvet, why yes!

As the leaves begin to turn colors here in Northeast Ohio, I find myself wanting to add color to my work.

Here's a peak a what I'm working on now. 

I plan to fill the back of this shirt with stitches and perhaps the front. 

I found this cotton shirt at the thrift store a few months ago. And I found a few bits of silk velvet from a project long abandoned and thought velvet, how delicious!

Anna Torma

Anna Torma 

Born in Tarnaors, Hungary 

Now lives in Baie Verte, New Brunswick.  

 FLORA, 2008
Hand embroidery on silk, appliqué and reverse appliqué with silk threads, 80 x 80 cm

Playground III 2008 

Hand Embroidery , 84 x 84 cm

Draw Me a Rose II 2006 

Hand Embroidery on linen, silk threads , 150 x 135 cm

Anna uses bits and pieces of found cloth, silk, old scraps of fabric, and personal ephemera including the childhood drawings of her two sons to stitch a 'story' together. 

Anna Torma writes "I feel I am a storyteller, using my private diary pages with drawings, text and paintings form both my early experiences in Hungary and my recent life in Canada."

I long to see these works in person and I imagine you would too. 

I hasten to say that I feel a strong sense of awe and wonder at her intriguing style and numerous works please visit her website here.   

Face to Face with Identity

Amy Sherald
Born, Columbus, GA
Received her MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art, 2004
Currently living in Baltimore, MD, USA

Well Prepared and Maladjusted

2008

43" x 54"

Oil on Canvas

Puppetmaster

2008

51" x 72"

Oil on Canvas

both painting images via Amy Sherald

This image gives you a sense of scale

 image via bmoreart

I don't usually post about painters, and I thought why not?

Amy Sheralds work resonates with me. I like her explorations with identity. I also like that she received a prestigious private study residency with the Norwegian painter, Odd Nerdrum, whose work I saw in 1995 at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. They are stunningly realistic and highly dramatic.

I keep looking at these paintings and find myself returning once again.

Her work has a social context and exposes a clever subtext. She is a modern master and one to watch. 

See more here.

Lena Wolff: Lovely Painted Papers, Pin Pricks and Cuts

Lena Klein Wolff
Berkeley, CA, USA

Quail, Peacock & Owl

Meeting Place

Violet Tower

Willow 

All images via Lena Wolff

Lena Klein Wolff’s hand-painted paper cut and pinprick collages make me swoon. 

At first glance, I thought they were appliqued fabric.

A bit a whimsy and charm. I covet these and you can too! She sells reproduction postcard sets of these and more on her familys Etsy store here.

More of Lena's work can be found here.

Enjoy!

Paper Space

Yuko Takada Keller
Born in Japan
Current lives in Helsinge, Denmark

Spring Sea / 2005

150cm x 330cm x 330cm 

(approximately 60 x 130 x 130 inches)
Installation, tracing paper

Life of the Blue, 2000

Public Collection / Portalen in Greve, Denmark. material: polypropylene

Yuko Takada Keller is a Japanese paper artist who has been living in Denmark since 1997.

Life of the Blue is comprised of 50,000 small triangles cut from tracing paper.

It was made after her mother died in 1999 as a meditation about life. She says “There are many important things (life) around us, but we can't find them, because we haven't tried to see carefully."

Prismatic, 1989

200 x 200 x 200 cm

(approximately 78 x 78 x 78 inches)

Fabrication, tracing paper

Yuko writes, "Prismatic... is one of my favorite works. It is composed of 7,500 pyramids."

This work represents the shower of light she feels from nature.

Her work can fill a room, but doesn't overwhelm the space. 

She has eight galleries of artworks on her website. 

I encourage you to make a pot of tea and browse for a while here.