Category Archives: Embroidery

Maryam Ashkanian

September 18, 2020 12:03 AM \

Iranian fiber artist Maryam Ashkanian is the artist behind Sleep Series, a collection of pillows with portraits of sleeping people stitched onto them using a sewing machine.  Little hints of the sleeper’s personality are presented by the way the pillow is designed—from a flowered watch on one’s wrist, to a ruffle that encircles that pillow’s outer edge. The artist has an academic background in painting and brings that painterly touch to the work.  On Kashya Hildebrand website Ashkanian discusses her history with fabric: 

“My mother’s village is in Gilan (Caspian area), which is one of the main places in Iran for sewing. My childhood was embedded in textiles and sewing. Until I started at the fine arts university, I did not realize it was possible to use textiles as a medium, so I used oil painting at first. Later, I realized that oil paint was not my vision of the world. It took me awhile to understand and realize the numerous possibilities and the flexibility that textiles and sewing could bring to my practice. There were some things I couldn’t achieve in oil painting that I can with textiles.” 

You can follow the artist on her website and on Instagram.

Images:  Courtesy of Maryam Ashkanian.

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Moody Green Embroidery

September 2, 2020 12:03 AM \

Loving these floral monogram embroidery created by Moody Green Embroidery.  There’s very little information on the maker, Sanita, but we do know that she is from Riga, Latvia.  She creates other delicate designs besides the monograms shown above.  

You can follow the creator on Facebook and Instagram.  Some of her items can be purchased in her Etsy shop, Moody Green.

Images:  Courtesy of Moody Green Embroidery.

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Victoria Villasana

August 21, 2020 12:03 AM \

Victoria Villasana was born in Guidalajara, Mexico, resided in London and is currently living in Mexico.  She studied design at ITESO University in Mexico then moved to London to work and train as a florist and fashion stylist.  Embroidered black and white photos started as a hobby in 2014.  She was inspired by East London street art, began placing the embroidered images in the street and eventually became well-known.  In an interview on The Book of Man she says this about what moves her to create:  

“Everything moves me – since I was kid I always felt a really strong urge to create. I felt my best when I was making things and I think we all do, I think humans we are naturally makers and creators that’s why we can connect through art easily. I’ve have always been concerned with social issues and art became a good medium for me to express them.”

More of her work can be viewed on her website and Instagram.

Images:  Courtesy of Victoria Villasana.

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