Embroidered cats wearing costumes and carrying giant pieces of fish? Yes, please!
Embroidered cats wearing costumes and carrying giant pieces of fish? Yes, please!
Meghan Willis, aka Tsurubride, creates appliqué embroidery of women in unexpected ways. Using thread like a fine-tipped pen over linen and Liberty London fabrics, she explores and celebrates the strengths and sexuality of all women. Her subjects are in control…
There’s something missing from Katie Tume’s fiber art. Working under the name Mother Eagle, her intricate landscape embroideries and appliqued pieces highlight stunning details including three-dimensional leaves and layered beading. But in every piece, a small creature is removed from…
Artist Mika Hirasa uses cloth as if it were paint and stitches as brushstrokes in narrative hand appliqué embroidery. Her work is often focused on fables and classic stories like Little Red Riding Hood, and the time-honored craft techniques pair well…
At the beginning of 2017, I featured the appliqué illustrations of embroidery artist Mika Hirasa. Since then, she’s been busy creating more of this type of work illuminating classic tales. Using a variety of fabrics and embroidery thread, she sews…
Using exquisite antique linen, kimono fabric, and lace, Mika Hirasa creates appliqué illustrations. Her most recent series features fiber interpretations of Aesop’s Fables, combining the collage-like technique with embroidery. Mika’s use of negative space is especially impactful with the appliqué. She’ll…
Growing up, my mom had books stacked high towards the ceiling of our living room, and I spent a lot of time studying their various covers. As an adult, I read less books (Audible, you’ve spoiled me), but I still enjoy…
Yesterday, I raved about the cut-paper creations of Ultralazer, an artistic duo that utilizes the medium to produce flattened castles and landscapes. Timrose is another creative working with the same type of bold shapes in stylized ways—but instead of paper, it’s pieces of…
With a variety of fabrics, Olga Ezova-Denisova creates portraits of animals using an applique technique. They’re fun: dogs are dressed for both cold weather and a day at the beach, and we see them donning scarves, caps, rosy cheeks, and more. I…