of paper and things

note dress by sarah trahan a dress made of her old high school notes, layered with hand-embroidered chiffon. {via where the lovely things are }

i really love traditional craftworks, and i really, really love when they are given a modern twist. these embroidery and cross stitch pieces are wonderful, and some are available for purchase right here ! chez sucre chez

new work by diem chau . + more here , here , and here .

love, love these. the mould series by elin art .

2009 marks the 400th anniversary of galileo's use of a telescope to study the stars, and is the international year of astrology. miniature rhino stitched these beautiful constellations to commemorate. i love, love white thread on dark linen. {via double takes }

thurston moore for plan b magazine brilliant embroidered illustrations by naomi ryder . cat power for foggy notions magazine

new nea wall wear designs from janick ! these were made exclusively for an event in montreal, using vintage metal frames. janick has promised that any pieces that didn't sell will be posted in her etsy shop . the event ended this past weekend, and while i hope dear janick sold the lot of them, i surely would love to adorn the walls of my daughter's room with one or two or all of these sweet pieces! :)

newer, available-for-purchase works from one of my absolute favorite artists, diem chau . (yes, that's embroidery on porcelain!) chau combines common mediums and common means to create delicate vignettes of fleeting memory, gesture and form, resulting in works that combine egalitarian sensibility and minimalist restraint. nice! so beautiful!

lovely embroidered textiles by eliza stamps . (via crust station )

pilot wheel doily drawing these make me happy. lisa soloman is an artist fascinated with the fusing of apparently unrelated elements - showing the back side of embroidery as the front, sewing onto paper, military tanks made of bright pink felt, etc. she is especially keen on "things that read as nostalgic" and works to create new memories and new perspectives by re-framing and re-purposing found objects of interest. ghost doily trees lisa also takes lovely polaroids - love her colors and compositions... heath two orange mitsubishi a6m zeros for more information and more images of her diverse work, visit her website and her flickr page .

embroidered tablecloth , 2000, limited edition dutch designer hella jongerius is known for the "special way she fuses industry and craft, high and low tech, tradition and the contemporary." her design firm, jongerius lab , has produced special projects for such clients as maharam, ikea, and vitra. i especially love her ceramic and embroidery work. repeat porcelain , 2002, limited edition soup set , 2002 for royal tichelaar makkum, available for purchase here .