Embroidery on handmade paper
Or is it still paper? Or already textile?
Mostly fibres, somewhere in between, a material that resists definition, and perhaps that’s exactly the point
#handmadepaper
#cottonrags
#textileorpaper
#materialresearch
#embroideryonpaper
#slowmaking
#processdriven
#textileart
One of my favorite pieces from the Birds and Biomes series. Sandhill Cranes in Freshwater Wetlands biome.
#birdart #embroideryonpaper #modernembroidery #birds #sandhillcranes
03.29.25. "Saltwater Fish Are Always Thirsty" Analog collage w/ cut paper, string, and metal stars. 11½" x 8½".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
03.26.25. Analog collage w/ paper & string on giant playing card. 10⅞" x 7¾".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
03.10.25. King of Spades. Analog collage w/ paper & string on giant playing card. 10⅞" x 7¾".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
09.03.2018. At 14x18", this is one of the larger pieces I ever made. Hand cut paper, pencil, & string on ragboard.
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
My absolute favorite from 2020. She lives in Washington state now with my old friend Rebecca.
Analog collage w/ paper & string. 12" x 12".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
Meanwhile, here's another older one. 05.04.2020. Analog collage w/ paper & string. 12" x 9".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
One of my absolute favorites from 2020. Now living in Chicago with my friend Emily. Analog collage w/ paper & string. 8x8".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
Another from the vaults. 2020. Analog collage w/ paper & string. 8x8".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
First collage on the new deck of jumbo PINK playing cards!!
02.22.25. Pink 5 of Hearts. Analog collage w/ paper & string on giant playing card. 11" x 8".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
Sharing a lot of older work on the days I don't COMPLETE a new piece, but I am still sticking to my 10min/day creating minimum! 2020. Analog collage w/ paper & string. 10" x 8".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
2020. Analog collage w/ paper & string. 10" x 8".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
2020. Analog collage w/ paper & string on paper. 8" x 8".
As I look back for more older work to share, I've realized that there are several pieces I completely forgot about.
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
2020. Untitled. 02.18.25. Analog collage w/ paper & string on Bristol vellum. 12" x 9".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
02.18.25. Analog collage w/ paper & string on giant playing card. After "The Uncertainty of the Poet" by Giorgio de Chirico. 10⅞" x 7¾".
#collage #art #collageart #collageartist #blueskycollage #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
2021. Aghast. Analog collage with paper and embroidery.
#collage #art #collageart #blueskycollage #collageartist #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
2021. Garden Nap. Analog collage with paper and embroidery. Available. #collage #art #collageart #collageartist #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
2021. You'll Never Lose. Cut paper collage and embroidery on paper. Available. #collage #art #collageart #collageartist #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery #skull #mohawk
And FIN. (But not really because I bought 4 more decks...) February 15, 2025. Giant Playing Card Collage No.54 #collage #art #collageart #collageartist #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery #livinginthemoment
And just like that ...
Deck One is DONE!!
This entire series is dedicated to the memory of Rukia Isis Bemer. #collage #art #collageart #collageartist #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery #livinginthemoment
February 15, 2025. Giant Playing Card Collage No.53...ONLY ONE MORE TO GO TIL DECK 1 IS DONE!!! #collage #art #collageart #collageartist #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery #peaches
Two more from 2024. I love both of these so much. I mean. Capybara... and lobster?! What's NOT to love? #collage #art #collageart #collageartist #analogcollage #cutandpaste #embroideryonpaper #paperembroidery
Starting backwards, slowly sharing all of my 35 weeks of painting birds on here at Bluesky!
Week 33 - A Typical PNW Backyard (when it is not snowing)
#scrubjay #stellarjay #jayfamily #birdartwork #embroideryonpaper #pnwbirds #japanesemaple
A #triptych view of #lavenderfields
Gouache + Embroidery on handmade paper.
A view that connects through paper and frames alike.
#embroideryonpaper #purplelandscapes #mixedmediaart
Starting backwards, slowly sharing all of my 35 weeks of painting birds on here at Bluesky!
Week 34 - Friends Forever
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#flamingos #hotpink #bffs #loveforflamingo #mixedmedia #embroideryonpaper #birdart
After hours of painting on the paper and the frame, the middle part of the Triptych is now complete. And it's a favorite one!
#lavenderfields #lavender #purplelandscape #embroideryonpaper #gouacheart #miniartworks #mixedmedia
Starting backwards, slowly sharing all of my 35 weeks of painting birds on here at Bluesky!
Week 35 - Goodbye, for now!
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#trumpetswan #swan #cygnet #lotusponds #mixedmedia #embroideryonpaper #birdart
A final look at the most recent commission
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#artcommission #embroideryonpaper #embroidery#birdart
