wanderlust

travel anywhere in the world with graphic worldmaps by Zsuzsanna Ilijin found on tas-ka

the nesting doll exchange

what a novel idea! Abbey over at aesthetic outburst started the nesting doll exchange...artists have been collaborating to decorate and illustrate wooden nesting dolls which will be swapped and remailed out.
i am excited to see all the photographs she will be posting on May 30th.

if i were a typeface...i would be filosofia

and then maybe reincarnated as helvetica
speaking of typefaces i stumbled upon this excellent blog...for the love of type. She recently posted a brilliant installation by Jessica Tresser at College of Fine Arts in Sydney.

Hermes Window at Highland Park

I finally received images of the installation i did at the Hermes Store in Dallas. I have never created a piece of wood embroidery this big and i had so much fun making it. They also showcased some of my artwork in their windows as well.

Oscar Magnuson Spectacles

Brilliant collaborative project between Important Looking Pirates and Oscar Magnuson Spectacles. Elements of eyeglasses combined together to create enchanting and ethereal marine creatures.

pixel perfect

i just read an interesting article in the new yorker about Pascal Dangin. Dangin is the fashion industry best kept secret and the magician behind digitial imagery. He has worked with the likes of Annie Leibovitz, Mario Sorrenti and Steven Meisel.

heidi rodriguez

i came across the wonderful work of heidi rodriguez today. i love the idea behind her paper apparel.

definitely notneutral

check out notneutrals graphic seasonal dinnerware and their city plates.

The Botanist Blank Canvas Project

The Botanist Blank Canvas Project was conceived by Orange22 and designed by eight leading designers. The new series of laser cut benches consists of art by Yves Behar, Milton Glaser, Karim Rashid, Kahi Lee, Claude Zellweger, Margo Chase, Joe Richhio and Massimo and Leila Vignelli.

illustration play

i received a new book about a week ago filled with fabulous artists creating pieces by non traditional methods. i have always been drawn to artists who use unconventional and innovative ways to produce artwork. from cut paper, needlework to unusual fabrics. its no longer about what is being created but more so the technique that leaves an impression in your mind.
i have to say my favorite illustrators right now include lisa soloman, carolina melis and peter callesen.

illustration play

i could do with a thimble

i haven't posted in what seems like forever. i've been slaving away on a project for a store window for Hermes Paris in highland park, dallas. its taking a lot longer than i estimated but i'm almost done. i am stitching on 4 panels each about 2ft by 5ft...this in fact is the biggest piece of artwork i've ever produced. once its completed, it will be framed and installed in the store window.
the first image is before i embroidered through the wood...i love the way it looks for just the holes. the last image is of the complete horse minus the tail which i will embroider tonight..if the rain permits.



i enjoyed the colorfulness of this project and especially producing something that is derived from my own culture. i was commissioned to all four hands which will be appearing in the same store. i also incorporated cuttings of vintage saris that i nabbed from my mothers closet.

thank you

thank you so much irene for posting about me on your wonderful blog!

been around the block

i absolutely adore this quilt that i found on the blog two straight lines. it's such a clever idea of turning the quilt squares into blocks and the embroidery embellishments couldn't make it anymore perfect. vroom vroom.

leigh pennebaker

look at these wonderful wire pieces i found through artstream. leigh pennebaker creates miniature wire fashion sculptures for stores such as barneys, fragments, saks fifth ave and kiehls. she successful captures the gestures and forms of female fashion divas using just many pieces of wire.

for the love of embroidery.

for the life of me i can't remember when i stumbled upon either of these images but they are so great i had to share them with you.

finally finished!

my new veneer pieces will soon be up on etsy!

new work...

7"x7"x1" ash wood available on my etsy shop.

lizzie finn

among those artist who inspire i would have to say uk artist lizzie finn ranks pretty high. she creates wonderful stitched collages like this one that she made for the vitra design book.

wood embroidery

i love seeing all the painted edges of my wood pieces all together. each on is 1 inch thick and painted a contrasting color. my embroidery pieces are now available at vitamin d(esign). you can also see my portfolio on trunkt and i have a few pieces on etsy.

embroidered veneers

i've been working on some new wood embroidery pieces but this time i'm using ash veneers and experimenting with linoleum cuts. heres one of my pieces without the embroidery...