Painting with stitching

Coffee, thread, pencil, ink ..... source???

to live poetry: 7 steps to getting out of a painting funk. Anca Grey

Yes. I'm the kind of art geek that takes a photo of the show statement because...well...the statement says it much better than I could paraphrase or summarize. I'll let you in on another little secret - what took to me this exhibit was the prospect of seeing more of Dorothy Caldwell's work. She is the one, after all, who has turned mending into art in our time. The Japanese have been doing it for centuries with their exquisite boro, yet boro was done for functional purposes, not artistic…

Hinke Schreuders’ stitches on paper explore the female role model of the fifties.

The faces are so detailed 😳 This artist (https://www.instagram.com/ceciledavidovici) ‘paints’ with thread!

Paint drips, splashes and a burst of colour darned together with threads which dart in between like spiders dancing across the canvas and weaving webs in purpose designed spaces. Textile artist Nava Lubelski creates wonderfully vibrant pieces. I am fascinated in how she bridges the gap between a once throwaway and often damaged piece of textile and to transform it into a work of art. Nava talks about her art: "My work explores the contradictions between the impulse to destroy and the…

Memories often are described colloquially as being woven into our brains, threaded through our minds in ways that affect our every day. For Cécile Davidovici, though, memories and lengthy stitches hold a different relationship, and weaving her thread paintings is a process of remembering rather than the state of the memory itself. The Paris-based artist sources the content of her series <<1988 from home videos taken by her parents throughout her upbringing. More

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Original modern mixed media artwork by Isabelle Joubert (France). This one-of-a-kind fabric on soft (yarn, cotton, fabric) mixed media artwork measures 11.8W x 11.8 H inches, and is framed, and is ready to hang. The portrait mixed media artwork ships in a box directly from the artist's studio and is covered by the 14-day satisfaction guarantee from Saatchi Art, so you can buy with confidence.