paula sanz caballero
Paula Sanz Caballero is an embroidery artist living in Spain, who makes these really complex illustrations from fabric and thread. Her work appears in magazines and other publications, and she also makes cards for Roger La Borde.
Snip from an article in Embroidery Magazine on embroidery as illustration:
For almost seven years now she has been telling stories with needle, thread and fabric swatches. Born into a family of more than four generations of textile merchants, as a child she played among piles of fabric. However, her work does not draw exclusively on the past, instead it combines technology and tradition. By merging elements she feels she gains the best of both worlds. ‘Artists often feel that in order to be “contemporary” they must limit their work to new technology and that it is necessary to separate themselves from everything related to tradition. How then must the observer for whom anything related to textile work, except for fashion design, is usually considered as a domestic labour or craft, approach works in this medium? If the artist himself does not see textile art as a valid medium, it is impossible for the observer to do so.’
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March 20th, 2006 at 2:54 am
Oh I like this! I love the cards with the tiny envelopes! Beautiful work she does!
March 20th, 2006 at 1:03 pm
Thanks so much for posting about this. Her work is amazing!
March 20th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
big coincidence!
i was just looking up belinda downes- an illustrator who uses embroidery and applique. amazing work.
and i also found this article from the embroider’s guild on embroidered children’s book illustration.
http://embroidery.embroiderersguild.com/2003-2/witt.htm
March 22nd, 2006 at 5:34 am
these are gorgeous! i’m a brand-new-baby embroider. anyone have any sites to recommend for learning/inspiration?
March 29th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
beautiful work!!! how clever
March 7th, 2007 at 4:37 pm
i love the idea of using fabric to create amazing different ideas. i’m now at college doing a BETC National in Graphic design, and i enjoy researching into this concept so much i placed it in my research and development work. i love it !!!!!!!!