Embroidery is my first love.
I have been sewing for nearly 15 years, and my experience as a video artist are only one side of my artistic expression.
Fiber arts are an oft-overlooked discipline because of its history as “women’s work.” In the last 200 years especially, sewing, knitting, and other textile-based work has become a space for expression rather than a necessary task.
My work in embroidery spans traditions from over 600 years ago to what the future of the medium may be.
Digital Embroidery
This project was based off of an original needlepoint pattern from the 1870s, and featured both a traditional and digital transformation of the diagram.
Traditional Manifestations:
Retroactive Embroidery
Rather than only showcasing the front of this embroidery piece, this project gives equal space to both sides of the piece. This project was embroidered by creating uniform, equidistant stitches in linear succession.
Or Nué
Translated into English as “sewn gold,” this style of embroidery dates back to the 15th Century in Flanders and Italy.
This technique is still used today, though its purpose has changed with the transformations in fiber arts and fashion over the centuries.
Initially used in tapestry and papal vestments, today it has become a known challenge for even experienced fiber artists.