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EBONY PATTERSON

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Jamaican artist Ebony Patterson has many exhibitions in applied arts museums. Her work is a collection of complex, figurative collages inspired by natural elements, crafted from many unusual elements...

Ebony Patterson, artista giamaicana, ha al suo attivo già numerose mostre in musei di arti applicate. Le sue opere sono complessi e affollati collage figurativi, d’ispirazione...

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WOVEN PORTRAITS

Calligrapher and textile artist Han Chao modifies vintage photography using embroidery. Palm Springs based Chao works with 5X7 faded black and white photos, recreating their original…

Il calligrafo e artista tessile Han Chao attualizza vecchie foto con interventi di ricamo. Nel suo studio di Palm Springs Han lavora su immagini fotografiche in bianco e nero di cm 5X7 utilizzando...

30 STITCHED FOLIAGE

Hillary Waters Fayle embroiders foliage, not fabric. Her unique choice is centered on creating an unexpected interaction between natural and artificial elements, requiring masterful…

Hillary Waters Fayle non ricama sui tessuti, ma sulle foglie di vari tipi di piante. La sua originale scelta rivela l’intenzione di creare un’imprevista relazione tra naturale e artificiale, che...

Maria Skog

Finnish artist Maria Skog crochets all sorts of foods, from orange slices, boiled eggs, and bread baskets to avocados, cauliflower, and tomatoes, and her work looks as though is should be displayed...

Anche Maria Skog, artista finlandese lavora all’uncinetto varie cibarie: fette di arancia, uova sode, pane in cassetta, avocado, arance, cavolfiori, pomodori. Le sue opere paiono destinate alla...

46 Ruth Miller

American artist Ruth Miller begins sketching realistic portraits in pencil, then transforming them into multi-colored embroidery. Beginning with a hyper-realistic, almost photographic drawing..

L’artista americana Ruth Miller ha iniziato a fare ritratti a matita molto realistici, per poi convertirsi a rappresentazioni a colori ricamate. Partendo da un disegno iperrealista, quasi fotografico...

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Crochet Still Life

Australian artist Trevor Smith, hailing from Victoria, creates still-life images of food similar to those found in noble homes and villas of yore. Instead of oil on canvas, he knits. His passion for artisanal crafts stems...

Trevor Smith, originario di Victoria in Australia, si dedica alle nature morte di cibo, un tempo diffuse nelle sale da pranzo della nobiltà e dell’alta borghesia. Non dipinge, ma lavora all’uncinetto...

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Embroidered Anatomy

British artist Amber Griffiths has chosen anatomy for her embroidered pieces. The idea began as a collection of gifts for Valentine’s Day, where she chose to skip classic depictions...

L’artista inglese Amber Griffiths ha scelto come soggetto dei suoi ricami l’anatomia. L’idea ha origine dall’intento di creare dei ricami per il giorno di San Valentino. Per essere fuori dal coro...

We’ve spent myriad words describing how the digital realm has punished the physical world, and yet the pack of young artists dedicated to knitting and crochet have taken to their needles and thread, or yarn, to craft neo-realistic pieces

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by Cristina Morozzi