The Cutting (& Stitching Edge) – Tilleke Schwarz

by Mr X Stitch on 23 July 2009

Mr X Stitch presents the Cutting & Stitching EdgeTilleke Schwarz is an artist from the Netherlands.

Tilleke Schwarz Plat With Me

She describes her work as “a kind of visual poetry. It is a mixture of contemporary influences, graffiti, icons, texts and traditional images from samplers. The embroidery contains narrative elements. Not really complete stories, with a beginning, a storyline, and an end. On the contrary, the narrative structures are used as a form of communication with the viewer.

Tilleke Schwarz WYSIWYG embroidery

Each of her pieces is filled with creativity, colour, humour and life. They are a feast for the eyes.

Tilleke Schwarz Purr Chase embroidery

The style is quite unique.  It’s playful, it’s vibrant, it’s great.

Tilleke Schwarz Into The Woods embroidery

Go and visit her website to see more of her works. I guarantee they will make you smile.

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{ 9 comments… read them below or add one }

Tilleke Schwarz 23 July 2009 at 1:05 pm

Hey mr. X,

thank you for your wonderful comments!
You made my day,

Tilleke

PS. Our cat is very pleased too.

jafabrit 23 July 2009 at 1:37 pm

I bought Tilleke’s book a couple of months ago and LOVE it. Her work is very inspiring, not just visually but the stitching, phew!!!!!!! gorgeous!

I love what’s in the cat’s stomach, made me giggle. No wonder the cat is happy ;)

Beefranck 23 July 2009 at 1:42 pm

I love her work so much! There’s so much going on, you could look at these pieces for hours.

I do love that cat, too. :)

Holly 23 July 2009 at 5:13 pm

I love the teal and brown ones especially, although I think I’m having a bit of a teal fetish at the moment. Feast for the eyes is definitely true! Very cool. :)

Nicole 23 July 2009 at 7:28 pm

oooh, awesome!!

Nickleby 24 July 2009 at 3:56 am

These are great! I love the eclecticness of the subject matter, like a stitched thought map. Very cool.

fiberartsy 24 July 2009 at 6:52 pm

I love her work. So detailed! You can really get lost in it.

judeisathome 6 August 2009 at 11:21 pm

Were you at Art in Action (Oxford) this year, in July?
Your work seems familiar to me

Tilleke 7 August 2009 at 4:38 am

Yes, that is correct!

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