Bren Ahearn is a male embroiderer from San Francisco.
A student of textiles from San Francisco State University, Bren has recently started sharing his works on Flickr, and they’re terrific.
From cross stitching on flip flops to embroidered cage fighting, Bren is not afraid to have a go at something new and different.
His sampler series politicises the traditional sampler styles, but with a good sense of humour as well. Snippets of his life are made available to us, and I, for one, would like to know more.
Bren’s cool – he’s only beginning to share his magic with us, but I am confident that his work will continue to impress and inspire. Check out his website for more of his great work.
Mr X
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8 October 2009 at 2:04 pm
I’m a huge fan. Bren’s work is wonderful.
8 October 2009 at 2:37 pm
I really like the samplers, beautifully done and great commentary.
8 October 2009 at 3:16 pm
I love the wedded one, and did he really do the sampler when he was 12? WOW well done!
8 October 2009 at 3:44 pm
I Love Bren’s work…….
8 October 2009 at 10:08 pm
Thanks Mr. X for the super-flattering post, and thanks to everyone for the nice comments. The samplers have been done over the past 1.5 years — the samplers are just dated from times in my life when “magnified moments” occurred. Thanks again!
9 October 2009 at 10:01 pm
My husband is awesome!