Featured Artist Interview : Christi Johnson

We are very excited to have textile artist Christi Johnson as our eleventh artist. Christi Johnson is an artist, teacher, and author of the book Mystical Stitches: Embroidery for Personal Empowerment and Magical Embellishment. Her work is inspired by cosmology, symbology, botanical forms, sustainability, and ritual. We were lucky enough to visit Christi’s studio in Swan Lake, NYContinue

Featured Artist Interview : Richard Saja

We are very excited to have textile artist Richard Saja as our seventh artist. His work focuses on the ability to change a historical narrative by adding what he terms “interferences” through embellishing found toile and tapestries with hand embroidery to adapt their original meaning, thus rewriting or updating history in a sense. Scroll downContinue

018: Featured Bengali Nakshi Kantha

The Bengal Region Bengal is a region in South Asia of shared historical, cultural and linguistic heritage which is defined by the Ganges river delta. This low lying region where the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers enter into the Bay of Bengal is the largest river delta in the world. It is also one the most fertile placesContinue

Featured Artist Interview : Jessica Vitucci

return to our site We are very excited to have embroidery artist Jessica Vitucci as our second artist of the project. Stemming from a background in weaving, she began to cut up the wovens she was making, introducing an element of play into her practice. From there, enjoying a new movement that was less linear thenContinue