Nature Embroidered

As a quilter and photographer, I have found ways to incorporate my photography into my quilting with printing on fabric and cyanotypes on fabric.  I recently began to incorporate my sewing skills into my photography with embroidery on photos. 

 

Embroidering photographs allows the viewer to focus on areas that might not otherwise be noticed and to render coloration which may not exist in the photo. On some images abstract stitching creates a new way to interpret the photo.  The variety of stitches and the addition of beads and buttons allows for textures to emerge, and layering creates a 3D effect.  The precision of the stitches and the attention to detail adds to the unique qualities of embroidering on photographs.