Punch Needle Embroidery: From Pictures to Portraits
Influences
A course by Sara Luna , Textile Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will talk about the artists who have inspired me throughout my career, teaching me that any material can be used to create art.”
In this video lesson Sara Luna addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Punch Needle Embroidery: From Pictures to Portraits. Learn to use yarn to create expressive textile portraits of your favorite person..
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'm going to talk to you about the artists that have inspired me throughout my career. From them, I learned that any material can be used to create art. My greatest inspiration and influence was my family. My grandmother is an embroidery artist, and she uses the crevel technique to create landscapes. My parents were artisans in their youth. And then, their art evolved. They created a lamp factory, that exist to this day. On the other hand, All the women in my family weep. What I have enjoyed the most when I was a kid was spending time creating with them. As for my favorite a...”
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Course summary for: Punch Needle Embroidery: From Pictures to Portraits
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Embroidery, Punch Needle, Textile Design

Sara Luna
A course by Sara Luna
Sara Luna is a visual artist and illustrator with a specialization in textile art. She grew up surrounded by weavers and craft makers in her family. Throughout the course of her studies, she began to experiment with a variety of materials, from watercolors to digital tools until she found her niche. When she moved to the US, she rediscovered the punch needle and honed her skill.
Her work has been exhibited in New York City and Salt Lake City, where she currently resides. She’s been featured in Create! Magazine and Carper Contemporary. All of her work can be found on her website.
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