stitch explorations in embellishment and illustration
Hazard
Embroidery on hand-dyed linen, dyed with weld
Fabric stiffened with beeswax
Tethered to rusted oil can, found in a forgotten place
Fabric stiffened with beeswax
Tethered to rusted oil can, found in a forgotten place
Photographed in studio by Lulu Hamilton
Creative direction by artist
Production assistance by Lara Best Bloomfield
Creative direction by artist
Production assistance by Lara Best Bloomfield
linen, embalmed in wax
Breathing silver, sharpshoot whisper
Tambour embroidered linen, naturally dyed with weld
Goldwork, silk shading
Ketten // As Two
Beads stitched for Abi, on cotton and reclaimed wood
Image found in Budapest, circa 1890
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Tin altar, hillock
Beads, piled through stitch onto cotton scrap
Entombed in vintage tin nicho box
Szüleimnek // Circled by Silver
Czech seed beads stitched to cotton, mounted on marsh-claimed wood
My parents’ wedding photo, framed by an explosive glow
My parents’ wedding photo, framed by an explosive glow
Mamának // For Mother
Beads stitched onto cotton, mounted on reclaimed marsh wood
Image of young girl circa 1960, found in Budapest
When only image remains,
what can be said of a life?
what can be said of a life?
Akik Voltunk, Akik Vagyunk // Who We Are, Who We Where
Exploring interconnected memory
Images found in Budapest, Hungary
Of strangers who have called the city home, unknown to each other, connected through my stitch
Embroidered on walnut-dyed linen and undyed cotton
Mounted on reclaimed wood
Images found in Budapest, Hungary
Of strangers who have called the city home, unknown to each other, connected through my stitch
Embroidered on walnut-dyed linen and undyed cotton
Mounted on reclaimed wood
In Newborn Dawn
Tambour embroidered silk
Emebellished with cotton thread and beads
Dyed with rust, through attachment to oil drum lid
Process