Giant Embroideries Magnify the Subtle Beauty Found on Bird and Butterfly Wings

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Beth Hoyes, aka Rab­bit Hat Designs, stitch­es over­sized embroi­deries that mag­ni­fy bird and but­ter­fly wings. Using hoops that can be as large as 23 inch­es in diam­e­ter, her art show­cas­es the vibrant col­ors and tiny pat­terns that we often miss as these crea­tures fly and flut­ter by.

“[The] giant macro nature series [is] part of my wider art prac­tice explor­ing and ampli­fy­ing the tini­est of details from nature into huge hoops,” she explains, “cre­at­ing immer­sive nature expe­ri­ences, focus­ing on the beau­ty of nature, our part in it and how impor­tant it is for us to con­nect to and pro­tect nature.”

Beth sells her work, as orig­i­nal hoop art and DIY kits, in her Etsy shop. Fol­low her on Insta­gram to see what she’s up to next.