Marloes Duyker’s embroidered work is sublime.
She is a illustrator from Utrecht in the Netherlands, who specialises in fabricated illustrations creating with a sewing machine.
She produces work for a range of clients, books and magazines. Some recent works were used in a booklet for prostitutes to inform them about health issues and the risk of HIV.
Her work is simply astounding. Her applique work pushes the concept to new depths, and I think it is an inspiration to any of us embroiderers.
Marloes’ work defines contemporary embroidery for me, raising it to from craft to art, and I simply applaud her for what she does. Her work is both beautiful and obscene; contemporary and yet honouring that which has gone before. It’s just great.
You can see her work at her Flickr photostream.
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wow. that’s…wow. she’s incredibly awesome.
That first piece is so beautiful! I really love her work. My flickr favorites list is practically overflowing with her pictures.
Holy cow ! Those are amazing !
Absolutely amazing. I love that not only are her pieces stunning, cutting edge and capturing different aspects of women but it is also making political statements.