 Helsinki based artist Anu Tuominen created this colorful installation using only crocheted potholders. In much of her work, Tuominen develops a visual language out of everyday domestic objects. The Finnish artist says, “Everything is still as it was, and yet somehow more meaningful . . . → Read More: A wall full of crocheted potholders by Anu Tuominen  
Kansas City-based artist Anne Lindberg builds room-sized installations made from thousands of strands of threads suspended from the wall. Taking into consideration each unique space and its light sources, Lindberg painstakingly maps out the precise angles and extensions which will create the seamless gradients in the radiating works. In one of the pieces, Raume Yellow, over . . . → Read More: Room-sized installations composed of thread by Anne Lindberg 
Embroidered works of art are something we see far too little of… so when I saw these luscious pieces by Yumiko Arimoto I knew I had to share them. Some are from one-of-a-kind bags the artist sells for her brand Sina. The last three images (taken from Arimoto’s website) look like they are from her . . . → Read More: Embroidered art by Yumiko Arimoto 
Not only are these blankets stunning with their colorful checks, but they also spell the word “LOVE” in Morse-code throughout the pattern. “The blocks (in the blanket) help to trap words, stories and memories, bringing a new sense of value and emotional connection to contemporary textiles,” says the designer Holly Berry. The blankets are made from . . . → Read More: Find of the day: Morse Code blankets by Holly Berry  Pair, 2011, balsa wood, watercolour, polyester thread, 80 x 65 x 35cm Amy Joy Watson, Wallflower, 2011, balsa wood, watercolour, polyester thread, 110 x 55 x 70cm Australian artist Amy Joy Watson takes pieces of finely cut balsa wood and hand-stitches them together to create intricate forms. Although the pieces are based upon geometrical segments, the . . . → Read More: Handstitched sculptural objects by Amy Joy Watson  Three Wishes, 12" x 12", thread on stained canvas, 2009 What is so intriguing about ripped torn pieces of cloth that we even wear them as fashion statements? Think about your favorite pair of worn jeans. Think about Jennifer Beals’ ripped t-shirt in Flashdance. Artist Nava Lubelski takes those intriguing tears and rips to the next . . . → Read More: Nava Lubelski stitches thread on canvas  "Morning Light" (detail) Who hasn’t been intrigued about the meaning of a bizarre dream? Minnesota based Sheila McNellis Asato, a certified embodied imagination coach (or dreamworker), has made a career out of studying those nocturnal dramas. A former 15-year resident of Tokyo, Asato developed the award winning Healing CollageSM process from Japanese collage therapy and Jungian . . . → Read More: Sheila Asato captures dreams in the book arts  "Cherried" fabric, adhesive mounted to strecher bars 16 x 20, 2011 Los Angeles based artist Alika Cooper has a solo show at the Eleanor Harwood Gallery in San Francisco. “Cherried” shows images of mostly women depicted by fabric collaged over stretched canvas. Dramatically sexualized, the figures are compelling to view. Look a little closer, and the . . . → Read More: “Cherried” by Alika Cooper at the Eleanor Harwood Gallery in San Francisco  'bicycle lace' by Sonya Philip Open studios in San Francisco is one of my favorite events because I get to visit the studios of so many talented artists. One such artist who caught my attention is Sonya Philip, a mixed-media artist who moves the mundane into the realm of the exquisite through hand-knitting. Philip uses the notion . . . → Read More: Sonya Philip knits the everyday into the extraordinary 
Remember those bright bold graphic prints seen on fabrics from the 1950s and 1960s? Most-likely they were either Marimekko or inspired-by Marimekko designs. During the 1960s fashion icon Jackie Kennedy introduced the Finnish textile and design company to the United States when she wore their dresses during her husband’s campaign. Well, Marimekko makes another in-road to the . . . → Read More: Marimekko opens a flagship store in New York City |
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