Cassandra Dias Takes an Impressionistic Approach to Painting with Thread
What better way to meditate on nature’s most majestic features than to recreate its details one stitch at a time? Since picking up a needle…
Kandy G. Lopez Embroiders Striking, Life-Size Yarn Portraits Highlighting BIPOC Narratives
On large swaths of colorful mesh, Kandy G. Lopez embroiders large-scale portraits of people from historically marginalized communities. “Her works are created out of the…
With 60 Artists, ‘The Golden Thread’ Weaves Together a Survey of Contemporary Fiber Art
The monumental textile exhibition that took over an 18th-century warehouse last spring is back for a second iteration. In the South Street Seaport area of…
Melissa Calderón Preserves Neighborhood Memories in Bold Textured Thread
On expanses of beige linen, Melissa Calderón immortalizes pockets of a neighborhood or domestic space. Combining imagery from her childhood in the Bronx with her…
Order and Chaos Entwine in Abstract Embroideries by Kristine Stattin
Where someone might see opposition, Kristine Stattin finds fitting companions. Working in her studio in the Occitanie region of southern France, the artist alternates between…
