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Sharron Parker pays homage to the nature she loves, not by trying to capture what she sees directly, but by creating something new that celebrates the nature that inspired it.
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For Lisa Klakulak, hand-dyed felted wool is the ideal canvas to express her insights regarding today’s society. Drawing with machine embroidery she combines stitching, weaving and beading to create sculptural and functional pieces that reference our universal vulnerability as human beings.
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A few years ago I tried my hand at printing images on used dryer sheets after reading about the technique online. I was intrigued by the idea of using the gossamer material to capture ghost-like images of my daughter’s childhood. I didn’t have much success with my first attempts, but for a long time I collected used dryer sheets, waiting for the inspiration to try again. I may have found that inspiration in the pictorial stitched garments made by New York native Gwen Samuels.
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