It’s said that the eyes are a window to the soul. If that’s the case, Helen Hodson’s ceramic creatures convey an unassuming charm that is sure to make you grin. Adorned with painted googly-eyes, the sculptures feature delightfully rotund animals—including…
Lexi Mire is a wedding photographer who has unexpectedly created a booming career embroidering hats with colorful floral designs. Lexi’s first forays into stitching were just meant for herself until a friend asked her to embroider a blank hat. After…
Where do you want to be on a Friday night? For me, I prefer the comfort of my couch. I know I’m not alone, and it looks like I’ve found a kindred spirit in designer and embroidery artist Jojo Giltsoff.…
Artist Bird Can Fox, aka Liz Davies, has a simple formula for creating her illustrated ceramics. “Ceramics + illustration x color + pattern,” she declares. Her creature characters follow this idea, being both functional and charming in their surface decoration.…
Artist Taisiya Kovali fuses painting with an embroidery technique known as thread painting to craft exquisite portraiture. Starting with a detailed pen drawing and fluid washes of vibrant color, she then stitches atop the painting. The thread offers a way to…
I don’t know about you, but I am not a flashy dresser. Most of my clothes are black, blues, and muted pink tones; I mostly stay away from wild prints. Where I have some fun, though, is in artsy accessories…
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…
I’ve never been one for crochet (I’ve tried—I’m really bad at it), so the freeform crochet of Tuija Heikkinen really captivate me. She has a unique take on collage, opting to craft many separate pieces that are then assembled into…
Earlier this year, I bought a chambray tank top with all intentions to embroider a decorative design on it. Well, it’s been months and I have yet to stitch anything—let alone design it. If you are like me but still…
Sometimes, an illustration really shines when it finds its right format. Miri Orenstein found this out when taking her work from 2D to 3D. Her black and white ceramics feature striking portraits of women which appear both on mugs as…