Knitted fungi by Leigh Martin, from her Decomposition series. And her Etsy store, BromeLeighad Fiber Arts.I have never taken up knitting but these pieces make me want to pick up some needles...
There are certain tools you reach for over and over again. In my case these are the daily tools. I tend to use the same hopp for eveything, even when that is not easy. It is just my...
New Jersey artist Erin Endicott uses hand embroidery stitching on vintage textiles that she stains with walnut ink. The walnut ink goes into the fabric to create the organic outlines of the...
That face! The video title in Slovak translates to "But I did not!" Indeed.
In The Tissue Series, Lisa Nilsson creates intricate anatomical cross-sections in rolled paper. (previously) I had not seen the cross-section of the greyhound head before though!...
Hysteria I, 2012
Mixed media collage by Rachel Harmeyer. I like the Hysteria series and how she uses embroidery and vintage fabrics with images of female anatomy from an 18th c. anatomy book....
The monastery with the tigers is near the Bridge over the River Kwai. The documentary offers some amazing close ups of tigers. And, yes, I would like to pet a tiger.
Cell Series #1
I love these! Science and embroidery go well together in these lovely cells by Laura Katherine McMillan, Canadian textile artist.
This makes my heart happy.
Boro, Taisho Era, ca. 1920
Boro is the Japanese art of mending and the term boro is literally translated as rags or scraps of cloth. Boro is also used to describe clothes and household items...
