By Michelle Kingdom
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Indelible" is an original hand-stitched embroidery by Michelle Kingdom. The piece ships in the pictured black floater frame and measures 14.5in height x 11.5in width.
Please note: This piece will be on display at Paradigm Gallery through April 22nd as part of our current "Stitched" exhibition. Works will be shipped to collectors the following week.
ARTIST STATEMENT // My work explores psychological landscapes, illuminating thoughts left unspoken. I create tiny worlds in thread to capture elusive yet persistent inner voices. Literary snippets, memories, personal mythologies, and art historical references inform the imagery; fused together, these influences explore relationships, domesticity and self-perception. Symbolism and allegory lay bare dynamics of aspiration and limitation, expectation and loss, belonging and alienation, truth and illusion.
Decidedly small in scale, the scenes are densely embroidered into compressed compositions. While the work acknowledges the luster and lineage inherent in needlework, I use thread as a sketching tool...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Michelle Kingdom Art
MaterialsThread, Mixed Media