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Melissa A. Calderon www.melissacalderon.com
“Prone [1 of 4, My Unemployed Life series]” (2011), satin & cotton thread hand embroidery on linen, 11” x 14”,The hand embroidered My Unemployed Life series converted a fallow time of unemployment into thoughtful, humorous works based on the trappings of the work of “not working”. The series of 4 embroideries took over a year, 6-9 hours each day, over 90,000 stitches.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzr12mEOjW1qzaos7o1_1280.jpg)
Melissa A. Calderon www.melissacalderon.com
“Prone [1 of 4, My Unemployed Life series]” (2011), satin & cotton thread hand embroidery on linen, 11” x 14”,
The hand embroidered My Unemployed Life series converted a fallow time of unemployment into thoughtful, humorous works based on the trappings of the work of “not working”. The series of 4 embroideries took over a year, 6-9 hours each day, over 90,000 stitches.
Source: hyperallergic
Source: themakersproject.com
From Lost in Lace, just opened today in Birmingham, there are a whole selection of some very talented artists exhibited here. I couldn’t stop snapping pictures the whole time I was in there, some of the lace works are incredible. The exhibit is running until February so I think you should try to get and see it if you can! Go to the exhibit website for a full list of all exhibiting artists.
P.S. it’s free to get in which is even better.
Source: therhumboogie
By Joetta Maue, the overly talented curator and artist has made this amazing piece called Waking with you, it is a mix of embroidery, appliqué and painted fabrics. The posture and the expression make it have a picture perfectness, I think most people have woken up and lay in this position just wishing they didn’t have to get up.
Source: joettamaue.com
“I developed a new technique that I call “mulched thread painting”. This involves customizing colors by cutting up bundles of thread…each bundle may contain up to 10 different colors. Cutting the bundles turns them into fibers that I then applique to a canvas that has already been roughed out with an acrylic underpainting.”
Source: angrywhistler
Elisa Strozyk: Wooden Rugs
Source: elisastrozyk.de
The Gregor calendar by industrial designer Patrick Frey is a delicately knit scarf that counts down the year by unraveling stitch by stitch.
Source: mounts
