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Darling, crack a smile

Crack a smile

“Darling, crack a smile”... How often have you had that said to you while you were minding your own business? Photographer Mia Mala McDonald and needlwork artist Catherine Tipping had enough of this approach. So they created the joint exhibition Why Doesn’t She Crack A Smile? 

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The Woven Path: Ksenia Guseva

Combining her love for architecture, drawing and embroidery, Ksenia Guseva creates pieces that captures amazing landscapes of cities not through a camera, but her trusty ol’ needle and thread.

The Woven Path: Anna Hultin

Before the emergence of Anna’s embroidery shop, OlanderCo, her passion rested upon conceptual drawing. It was the responsibility and satisfaction of being a mother to her first born in 2016 that made her move on to a more substantial creative outlet…

KOEL Kid: Elise Chu

We love works of artists like Elise aka @fukanokano, whose art focusing on the little details in life…

Libby Moore

Libby Moore, an embroider from Australia is best known for her cross stitch portraits and works on plants and flowers. We’re pretty sure you would have seen at least a piece of her on Instagram (she’s @threadfolk!).

Black and White

Something special lies within black and white embroidery work. We picked out 8 embroidery artists sure to capture your attention and curiosity with their monochrome artworks!

The Woven Path: Courtney McLeod

Courtney McLeod used to have a hands full working as a manager at a busy vegan restaurant in Toronto. Using embroidery as a means to cope with the stress, she decided to turn this healing outlet into a full-time job…