Posts Tagged ‘thread’
Common Thread: Modern Embroidery of Victoria Villasana
The Royal Family is all the rage lately, and we recently came across some intriguing artwork of Queen Elizabeth… beautifully woven colorful thread over a simple black and white photo. Upon further investigation, we discovered a treasure trove of incredible works by Mexican textile artist Victoria Villasana. The unexpected can be powerful in art, and…
Read MoreNot Your Grandmother’s Embroidery
When one thinks of hand embroidery, a little old lady in her rocker with a wooden hoop on her lap sewing “Home Sweet Home” may immediately come to mind. Young Malaysian artist Sheena Liam turns that notion of traditional hand embroidery on its head with her simple yet smart creations. Using little more than black…
Read MoreLegit Lace Typography
Type geeks rejoice! We love inventive type, like this stellar work by Madrid-based art director/designer Andrés Momó. Fittingly for “DASHAPE” sneaker event in Spain, Momó literally threaded sneaker laces in the shape of letters to form the title of the event. The care he took with the letterforms shows. And somehow, this just wouldn’t be…
Read More(Un)common Thread
Mexican-born designer turned installation artist Gabriel Dawe creates these large-scale installations with colored thread that are really something. Dawe’s use of color and scale, besides being incredible to look at, is also a commentary on “notions of social constructions and their relation to evolutionary theory and the self-organizing force of nature.” Beautiful work. Via gabrieldawe.com
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