Got a lot done this weekend! In between my crochet projects and spring cleaning, I completed another hand-emboidered art book using modern flight maps and textured fabrics. Continuing my series of embellishing old world designs onto modern maps brought me to Paris and I remembered the Montgolfier Brothers are credited with the first manned flightContinue reading “Art Book: Hand-embroidered Map with Sequins!”
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Mamebon 豆本 – Mini Art Book
Finished my first mini Art Book! A nice little mamebon, which means bean-sized book in Japanese. At a small 6cm x 6cm when closed you can see how it compares to a 100yen coin: It opens to a length of 16cm… The mini modern map piece measures 10cm in diameter with the hand-embroideredContinue reading “Mamebon 豆本 – Mini Art Book”
Migration? Navigation? – Embroidery & Fabric Art Book
This time I’ve chosen a modern map as a base for my latest Art Book, juxtaposing it with an old world theme titled, “The World is Flat.” *Update: The more pieces I complete in this project the more it speaks to me, whispering that this is not a good title. Words such as, migration, orContinue reading “Migration? Navigation? – Embroidery & Fabric Art Book”