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German fabric-artist Veselka Bulkan has been tending to her small embroidered garden for years now, selling delicate botanical embroideries through her online shop/brand, the Little Herb Bouquet. But it was a creation altogether different that made her Instagram page explode: an original embroidery work of her ultrasound scan. "Last year around the spring, it was the first months of my pregnancy,"...
English embroidery artist Adam Pritchett draws inspiration from nature, creating tiny, minimalist embroideries that incorporate flora and fauna. With a BA in Fine Arts from Coventry University, he focused on textile sculptural forms and has turned to embroidery after graduating. "I have always had an interest in textiles, I remember making fabric toys and puppets during school holidays with my...
Japanese artist known simply as ipnot makes miniature food embroideries that jump right out of the page. From sushi rolls and a tiny bowl of ramen to a cup of matcha tea, her delicious creations look good enough to eat. "The name ipnot comes from the nickname I have had since childhood," she explains on her website. "I have spent...
For 20 years Orly Cogan has accumulated a sizeable collection of vintage printed fabrics. Those have been the basis of her embroidery artwork. "I often start out with the existing fabric as my foundation and then build the story from there, but sometimes I have an idea and then go searching for the right materials, pinning together bits and...
Jen Smith is not the first embroidery artist we've featured here, but her work caught our attention for a specific reason. Her embroidery hoops contain various motifs, and among them are distinctive Hawaiian shirts with real buttons! While browsing her Instagram page, we noticed that she gravitates towards warm colors and floral patterns. Each of her hoops contains a small...
Artist James Ward, aka Jimbob Art, illustrates these adorable plates that will make any kitchen more fun. His illustrations of hungry animals with funny captions are just what you need to brighten your day. “For the first two years, every single plate was hand-painted. It became the least creative thing I’ve ever done. So I outsourced to a small company...
If you like to sew, or at least reach for thread and a needle occasionally, you know how those thin, small needles can be easily misplaced. To solve this potentially dangerous problem, Erin Paisley started making these ceramic lady pincushion necklaces that help her customers keep their needles safe while working. “This delicate process,” she told Brown Paper Bag, “takes...
We've lately taken to Brannon Addison's tiny botanical embroideries. Known online as "Happy Cactus Designs", Addison creates one-of-a-kind pieces of hand embroidered artwork and home decor items. "I come from a long line of needleworkers, but didn’t pick up hand embroidery myself until the end of 2014," writes the Colorado-based artist on her personal website. "While sidelined with an ankle...
Artist, performer, and professional wrestler Mikki Yamashiro creates bold, playful, and all around cool crochet works. Based in Los Angeles, California, she learned to crochet at an early age and has since experimented with her techniques, adding a modern twist to the otherwise traditional artform. "As a teenager, I learned how to crochet from my mom, Takako Yamashiro,"...
Working from her studio in the Mojave Desert in California, Katie Kimmel creates playful ceramic pieces that don't take themselves too seriously. Because who wouldn't love to own a vase shaped like a silly dog? Since receiving her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015, where she studied ceramics, video, and painting, Kimmel has been...

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