Portrait Embroidery with Botanical Elements
What will we do on the course?
A course by Andrea Orue , Textile Artist
About the video: What will we do on the course?
Overview
“Well, I've already introduced myself and told you about my main references. Now I'll talk about the project we will do in the course.”
In this video lesson Andrea Orue addresses the topic: What will we do on the course?, which is part of the Domestika online course: Portrait Embroidery with Botanical Elements. Explore the basics of freestyle embroidery and create an original piece that connects hand, mind and heart.
Partial transcription of the video
“What will we do on the course? In this class I want to share with you, what we will do in the course. Before, I want to invite you to reflect. I started embroidering in 2010. And since then, I feel that embroidery became a completely new way, of me to express myself. When embroidering, with the thread, the hoop, the needle and fabric, I feel they are tools that provide a deep dive with myself. A moment of connection. Even though it's my job, I still keep this spirit of creation and meeting my universe, with my identity. The way to put myself in the world. And this is the invitation I make t...”
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Course summary for: Portrait Embroidery with Botanical Elements
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Embroidery, Textile Design

Andrea Orue
A course by Andrea Orue
Andréa Orue, known on social media as Primavera de 83, is a textile artist and teacher. She has spent more than ten years seeking to unite hands, mind, and heart through embroidery, and revives this ancestral art through her pieces.
Thanks to her work, she's participated in large events such as São Paulo Fashion Week, and appeared on various TV shows in Brazil. One of her pieces appears on the cover of the book O Reino de Zália published by Companhia das Letras. She sells her work at the Jardim Secreto fair, via subscription to the Caixa Cosmos project, and also via other channels.
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