Raya Sader Bujana crafts tiny paper houseplants that are the size of something you’d find in a dollhouse. She’s previously sculpted blooming cacti that fit on the top of your fingers, and since then, her paper art has only grown…
Raya Sader Bujana crafts tiny paper houseplants that are the size of something you’d find in a dollhouse. She’s previously sculpted blooming cacti that fit on the top of your fingers, and since then, her paper art has only grown…
Michelle Morin paints idyllic landscape art that will ignite your sense of wanderlust. Her works, devoid of people, showcase the beauty of the wild. Bunches of brambles, tall grasses, and fields of flowers rule her compositions and create intricate relationships…
Painting is the conventional way to immortalize someone’s likeness through art—but that doesn’t mean it’s the most compelling. Teresa Lim, aka @teeteeheehee, stitches embroidered portraits in a distinctive style that’s a collision of color, texture, and the blackwork technique. These…
Artist Julia Ballenger creates women who are submerged. Whether that’s in a tub for a bath or as part of an optical illusion, the women exercise an inner tranquility. Their peace is a reflection of the peace and love Julia…
Tammy Kanat creates textile art that’s larger than life. Her colorful, highly-textural wall hangings feature organic circular and oval shapes that are a celebration of materials. “For me,” she says, “weaving projects a mood. I follow my instinct to create…
You might’ve noticed my absence for most of this week. Although not intended, it’s for an exciting reason. For the past several months, I’ve been working on a book with embroidery artist Sarah K. Benning about her life and embroidery practice.…
Last week, I shared some of my favorite free embroidery patterns from DMC. And since I’m always on the lookout for more great designs to stitch, I wanted to share 10 additional hand stitch embroidery patterns. They are not affiliated with DMC…
Melissa Rossi Flesher creates quirky, effortless drawings of animals and people—but she doesn’t stop there. Each of her thin-lined sketches is only complete once they have a piece of nature added to them. Melissa will incorporate flowers, feathers, blades of…
Abigail Halpin has a thriving illustration practice, and she often supplements it with delicate embroidery painting. Here, she offsets the visual heaviness of thread with light paint washes that provide a beautiful ethereality to her hoop art. The thread is…
I’m always on the hunt for great hand embroidery patterns (see my previous lists), and one spot that consistently releases creative designs is DMC. They are the oldest makers of industry-standard threads and yarns, but to help facilitate their use,…