Embroidery – The Art Gazette

Elena Tyn

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 theartgazetteLeave a comment

When I found this Tumblr last year, I couldn’t believe how beautiful everything was. The photos, mostly taken in the forest, emanate this gentle charm that you sometimes find in pictures from the past. As for the crafts, carefully handmade little objects for everyday life: purses, knitted mittens, decorated notebooks… my heart sighed with admiration. How precious! Since then, I have been dutifully following Elena on her quaint Instagram account and on her Etsy shop and have recently ventured to ask her a few questions for the Art Gazette. She kindly accepted, here are her replies:

Hi! Could you tell me more about yourself?

Hi! My name is Elena but I like to be called Ellen. I’m a full-time crafter and instagrammer living in the wild Karelian woods, Russia, with my family. Everything I do is my job and my hobby.

What does your pseudonym stand for?

The name of both my Instagram and Tumblr accounts is Liskin Dol, which means “valley of a fox” in Russian, in reference of where I live: a valley where the wildlife roams free.

You seem to be doing both photography and crafts, do you consider yourself more of a photographer or a maker?

Do I have to choose? 🙂 Both photography and crafts exist together and go hand in hand in my life.

Which one did you start first?

I think crafts came to my life earlier. I always did something with my own hands since early childhood.

Can you tell us the process you go through to make one of your creation?

It’s a very chaotic process! And very different every time. But from the moment an idea blooms in my mind I can’t be calm. I won’t stop until it’s ready.

What inspires you?

Everything that surrounds me, so… nature! Wild forest vibes are the best inspiration.

Where do you take your photos?

I try to take all my photos outside: in my garden or in the forest behind my home, so my followers and customers can feel nature’s magic.

Any new projects in mind for the future months?

Actually, nothing in particular right now. I’m going to develop my skills and focus on the things I already work on for the moment.

Where can we see your work?

I publish my works mostly on Instagram, and sometimes on Tumblr. I also have an Etsy shop. It’s usually empty but you can see my previous works – including those which aren’t posted in instagram, in the sold out products.

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Chloe Giordano

August 20, 2014 theartgazetteLeave a comment

Chloe Giordano’s embroidery work shows tiny scenes (not larger than a thumb print for the latest), all made using freehand embroidery techniques. Although these are minuscule, they took a long time to make as the artist has been using a multitude of coloured threads in order to ensure the best result possible.

(via This is Colossal)

Yumi Okita

August 5, 2014 theartgazette1 Comment

These giants moths are beautiful and hyper realistic. But don’t worry, these moths don’t fly. Yumi Okita is a pretty skillful crafter and handmade these out of fabric, faux fur, paint, cotton and thread. So they aren’t alive. Right?

(via Jealous Curator)

Jose Romussi | Dance

January 6, 2014January 28, 2014 theartgazetteLeave a comment

One of Jose Romussi’s work (from another series) has for a long time been my laptop wallpaper. I didn’t know who the artist was, I just loved the idea of embroidery on a photograph. When I finally found out who the mysterious artist was, I was really happy to be able to browse his other works and be impressed by his style. This is my favourite series.

Jose Romussi is a Chilean artist based in Germany. He uses several methods such as embroidery, collage and photography to create modified version of our reality. In this series, Romussi used old black and white photographies of ballet dancers and modified and colored them, using the precise art of embroidery.