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Monday, January 2, 2012

Stitching Red Hot

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Scarlet. Crimson. Vermillion. Cherry. Red is the new black. For me. In 2012. I'm digging the simple pearle cotton back stitch on my e...
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Friday, December 23, 2011

Joo-lene is my sunshine

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One of the most amazing people in my life is my friend Juline. It is difficult to explain how much I love her and how talented and creati...
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Monday, December 19, 2011

This monkey has gone to heaven

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This is a case where my execution hasn't lived up to the potential of the design. I saw this amazing and simple evolution pattern on...
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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Flashback: Free pattern for Mrs. Claus' Date Night Handbag Ornament

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Doing a good bit of Christmas gift stitching these days and I can't post photos of what I'm working on until my items are in my love...
Thursday, December 8, 2011

Hedgie!

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Nicole, designer extraordinaire of Follow the White Bunny fame, knows how to deliver on hedgehogs. Stitched up this little hedgie for my...
Friday, December 2, 2011

Big Yes! Runaway by Aubrey Longley-Cook

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I adore series that explore a theme, subject or medium. In embroidered art, I've never seen one quite like this crazily innovative serie...
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Saturday, November 26, 2011

"Who wants to be alone in this shit hole world," he asked me.

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Stopped to pump gas on Thanksgiving morning (after a lovely night celebrating my birthday) and I was greeted by a neat and tidy homeless ma...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Sketches for the Great Curve & a Stitchgasm

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Still in the sketching phase of a self portrait. I know that I need to make the move onto fabric and just start thread sketching. Moving slo...
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Big Yes! Flea by MimiLove

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Prepare to be overwhelmed by a wild symphony of color, paint, stitching, textures and imagery. Detail from Flea, 2011, by MimiLove Wel...
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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Do Not Eat! at sea with Salvaged Mutiny... And my fun at the seashore

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In its new home on ship Can I tell you how happy I am that Do Not Eat! finished its journey to Salvage Mutiny (a.k.a. the textile artis...
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Stitching small but living HUGE

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Struggling with a self portrait that I'm trying to do, so I've put it to the side and I'm working on small, simple, playful embr...
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Monday, November 7, 2011

Big Yes! Two Satrys by Bascom Hogue

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How do you write about someone who so inspires you? Two Satyrs by Bascom Hogue Bascom Hogue is hardcore. A complicated, vibrantly ta...
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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Two feathers, unworried, drift away

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My simple little feathers are on the way to Jude Hill's Magic Feather Project where they will join hundreds of other feathers in some...
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olisa
Durham, NC, United States
I’m a Durham-based stitch artist & blogger, with a focus on text, self-portraiture & texture. I embroider, sketch, paint and experiment. This blog is a place to share my creative exploration of my world. You can also find my monthly column, Inspired to Stitch, on Mr X Stitch. Other passions: Travel, baseball, stories & cooking. I’m Nuyorican and my dial is turned to 11! Thanks for stopping by. Leave me a comment, mijos.
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