Goldwork Embroidery for Beginners: Capture the Natural World
Influences
A course by Talisa May , Embroidery Artist
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you some of my favourite goldwork artists and how they have influenced my work. Then I will take you through a selection of work that has inspired me and give you some new artists to admire. ”
In this video lesson Talisa May addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Goldwork Embroidery for Beginners: Capture the Natural World. Learn to combine ancient stitches with contemporary fibers to recreate the patterns and colors of insects in a beautiful yet realistic style.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I'll take you through some of my favourite goldwork artists and how they've influenced my work. The first one is Hattie McGill Embroidery. Hattie is an embroiderer who stitches for film and TV. One of the most renowned series she's worked on is "Bridgerton." Her work mainly uses goldwork techniques but in a modern style. Hattie uses varying colours in her pieces, which makes them pop. Hattie was the person who inspired me to get into goldwork. Hattie creates kits so I used one of her bee kits, and from there, my love of goldwork began. I like the way that the bee ...”
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Course summary for: Goldwork Embroidery for Beginners: Capture the Natural World
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Embroidery, Fiber Arts
Talisa May
A course by Talisa May
Talisa May is an embroidery artist based in London who specializes in goldwork embroidery, bead embroidery, and needle painting. She has always been passionate about crafts, creating her first stitched piece at just five years old and selling bracelets and keyrings to her neighbors. Talisa later discovered cross stitch as a creative outlet after losing her father and practiced it for almost 10 years before experimenting with needle painting. She then began posting her work on Instagram and, after her fiance bought her a goldwork kit for Christmas, found her creative style.
Talisa currently works on commissions, alongside her job as a senior producer in the events industry. She also sells her pieces via Etsy and shares them on social media under the name Boss Stitch. Talisa has been featured on popular embroidery pages on Instagram, as well as in Love Embroidery Magazine.
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