A new piece of work from Gillian Bates is always a treat and she continues to capture lovely vignettes of British seaside life.
These beach huts combine applique and machine embroidery and I think they’re charming. Visit Gillian’s website or etsy store to see more of her work.
Susan Sorrell, also known as CreativeChick, is a mixed media artist from South Carolina.
She creates fibre art that mixes different techniques with exciting effects.
Painted fabrics, beading, applique, hand embroidery; Susan’s work takes these disciplines and mashes them up. Her enthusiasm for the art form vibrates throughout every piece she makes.
Susan’s artwork has won her several [...]
Jessica Adanich is a designer from Cleveland, Ohio who makes fantastic quilts.
I asked her to describe her work and this is what she said:
“In 1971 the Whitney Museum changed the way art looked at quilts. They were no longer just objects that dressed the bed; they became pieces of art framed on the wall [...]
DrawingWithStitches’ applique work has the style and quality reminiscent of some of my favourite stitchers, including Marloes Duyker. Shrinking Violet features machine stitching and handsewn beadwork on a 16 inch square canvas. It’s terrific.
She’s just started sharing her work on Flickr. I can’t wait to see what she does next!
Maggy Rozycki Hiltner is a textile artist operating out of Red Lodge, Montana. She takes pieces of found textiles and stitches vignettes onto them.
This is what Maggy has to say about her work:
“Fabric and stitching are familiar to most people: a comfortable and innocuous medium. We all have the experience of childhood in common, with its daily doses [...]