Innsbruck, Austria
Embroiderer and artist Libby Williams uses a combination of stitching and painting to create unique travel portraits of the places she’s been. “I’m from the U.S. but have been living in Luxembourg for the past year and a half,” she tells me in an email. “I like to work back and forth between abstraction and representation, always taking inspiration from the landscape.”
The results are a compelling combination of brush strokes with intricate stitching that together, showcase the best characteristics of either medium. The energetic paint strokes offer a striking juxtaposition to the more structured embroidery thread. They’re like an odd couple whose differences make the other stronger.
Libby sells her mixed media embroidery—as well as pure hoop art—through her Etsy shop. Follow her on Instagram to see her work in progress!
Artist Libby Williams creates mixed media embroidery that’s a compelling homage to the places she’s traveled.
Innsbruck, Austria (detail)
Innsbruck, Austria (detail)
Paris, France
Paris, France (detail)
Remich, Luxembourg
Remich, Luxembourg (detail)
Kinderdijk, Holland
Remerschen, Luxembourg
Remerschen, Luxembourg (in progress)
Grindelwald, Switzerland
