little bees

“Crumpled, pleated, and painted, ordinary paper becomes haute couture in the hands of the Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchgrave.”

“By reconstructing dresses from key periods in fashion history, Prêt-à-Papier presents a range of styles from the late 17^th to the early 20^th century. Isabelle de Borchgrave deftly crafts a world of splendor in trompe l’oeil. Cutting, gluing, and painting with imagination and exceptional mastery, she creates the illusion of lace, brocade, delicate silk, and sumptuous embroidery.”

here

Amazinggggggggg! I am most certainly planning another trip to DC very soon! What a serious inspiration.

experiments/progress.

If you are new to my blog you probably don’t know, yet, how much I love taking pictures of embroidery art…and my work in progress. Something I have always loved about tumblr, instagram, twitter, etc is how you can watch an artist’s work grow through the process…beginning to end sometimes. 

I have been awake since 4a, sewing &watching Twin Peaks…countless cups of coffee (and orange juice as the day churns on).

I am also looking forward to sharing some new endeavors with all of you, my loves. The last few months of 2012 feel just as good as the first…if not better.

xx

This piece definitely has a way to go…so much sewing (plus it is so fragile)! Also, starting out some sketches for a new piece with paper made with a lot of text …exciting stuff ahead!

papillon (in progress); hand embroidery, illustration, &watercolor on handmade paper

&I’m glad you chose to spend the night with me.

the haunting

in progress (&tentative name)

finally up for purchase

plus some other pieces re added to my shop

colorofmagic:

Guy Laramee, Brown and Brown (Detail), 2012

There are some artists who’s work just continually awes, and Guy Laramee is one of those artists. This piece is from his Guan Yin series. 

(via fuckyeahbookarts)

ardor 

hand illustrated, watercolor, and hand embroidery on handmade cotton paper

purchase here

trying to clean out my home of old artworks to make room for new new new!