If you’ve read Brown Paper Bag for any length of time, you probably know that I love daily art projects. In particular, I love what you can learn about yourself and your artistic practice by having to create something every single…
If you’ve read Brown Paper Bag for any length of time, you probably know that I love daily art projects. In particular, I love what you can learn about yourself and your artistic practice by having to create something every single…
Friendship comes in many forms, and for sisters Hanna and Olha Dovhan, it’s through adorable needle felted foods. Using the craft techniques coupled with beaded eyes and smiles, they craft groceries that have found their perfect match. Coffee beans, lemons,…
I want to live in a world made by Cat Rabbit. For many years, the Melbourne-based textile artist has created a cast dapper animals who don all the trappings of humans. Her most recent pieces feature koalas, sheep, and frogs…
I don’t know about where you live, but it is cold in Minneapolis. As I write this, it is ‑9° Fahrenheit with a windchill of ‑28°! Winter gear might be essential for you, but that just gives you more opportunities to…
Like many of us, artist Aude Bourgine is concerned about the adverse effects of global warming. Knowing that it’s on us to raise awareness and ultimately alter our behavior, she uses her work as a vehicle for change.
Some of the most interesting collages are made through unexpected assemblages. Textile designer Tuija Heikkinen is a great example of this; she uses crochet techniques and embroidery over-stitching to create slice-of-life imagery. The individual elements, such as a cut piece of fruit…
Artist Emily Yeadon of Homemade Trap combines textiles with natural history. She has created an extensive “faux entomology collection” that features moths and butterflies that are often perched on fabric mushrooms. The colorful threads and fuzzy fur reflect concepts seen in…
Fiber artist Summer Moore has created a collection of hand-woven jewelry called LESH. The statement-making pieces showcase the beauty of textiles by combing chunky ropes, intricate weavings, and colorful fringe into wearable art.
Artist Hiné Mizushima continually wows me with her craft creations. Combining fiber techniques such as needle felting, crochet, and embroidery, she produces fantastical works that are driven by strong character design and (/or) stories.
Shortly after I found out I’d be moving to Minneapolis, Mandi Smethells posted on her Instagram that she’d be teaching a workshop at the Textile Center—not far from where I live. I signed up (back in May!) and the time…