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Showing posts with label Embroidery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Embroidery. Show all posts
Sometimes it requires a major event in order to bring out the artist hidden in some people. Moved by the tragic events of 11 March, 2011 (earthquakes, tsunami and nuclear power plant explosion of Fukushima) while living in Tokyo, Mademoiselle Maurice decided to start composing her artistic and urban works in connection with these facts.

Now based in Paris, Mademoiselle Maurice develops and creates in her mini play countless colorful works with the knowledge gathered from seeing things around and her past experiences. Using origami, lacing, embroidery and other mixed media, she gives birth to works inspired from her day-to-day life. The mediums of her art are paper and thread, she loves to shape these natural materials in a complex manner, thus creating beautiful artworks.
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For those who find artworks in fiber boring and the medium less creative, you ought to checkout Colleen Toutant Merrill amazing artworks.

Merrill does everything from stitching to embroidery and her digital communication-inspired needlework is what made me explore her works.

In an attempt to give a traditional touch to the digital communication, Merrill has come-up with this project. According to her, "Embroidery and quilt making have been used as a platform for the communication of moral and religious beliefs throughout history. Likewise social networking and other media outlets are frequently used to convey identity through the expression of thoughts, beliefs and image."
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Amelia Harnas has always been an artist and her website claims that she was born with a blue and white sticker on her forehead proclaiming: Future Artist. Well, it is not so hard to believe as she has created something very unusual but very creative!

At your left, you will see a beautiful shaded embroidered portrait of a lady. This meticulous shading is a result of wax resist and repeated wine stains on white cotton or paper canvases. I absolutely salute her ability to have control over the amount of wine to be poured. Not only that, then she embroiders a particular area of the portrait to make it look more effective.

Have a look at some of the best creations of this series and also, get to know..how does she do it:

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