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1. I fell in love with Instagram. Instantly. As soon as setting up my account was ready and I took my first picture, bam, I was addicted. Fantastic application that opens a whole new world, where social networks and beautiful … Continue reading
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This is an embroidered blanket I finished last week, just in time for my friend´s baby shower. For abbrigate*, of course. You can like it on facebook.
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October and November have been very busy; I´m not complaining, though, as I always prefer to have a lot of work than to have no work at all. I´m mainly working on a project, soon to be launched, with a … Continue reading
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Yesterday, while going through my freshly arrived copy of Uppercase Magazine, I had a (happy-)shock: my work is featured there! I´m so happy! If you haven´t yet, go buy yourself (or someone you love) a subscription to Uppercase. Every issue … Continue reading
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A new baby blanket is now waiting for its new owner – and companion – to be born. This one is made with cotton fabric with polar fleece batting, to ensure warmth during winter. I´m in love with making these … Continue reading
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Have been merrily embroidering baby blankets, after finishing last issue of the zine. This one is already finished and flying towards its young owner, a baby – in another continent – who is still waiting to be born. More blankets … Continue reading
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The summer issue of “We´re in Panama!” is now available for download (it´s free!). This time around, we invited a very special young artist to participate. Some drawings are mine, some are hers, all of them embroidered by me. This … Continue reading
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Progress is slow… …but steady. We´re back from our wonderful vacation in Portugal and now I´m hard at work to finish issue number 15 of the zine. For the first time, a contributing artist will be featured – I´m so … Continue reading
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Just finished embroidering a sketch made when we went up to the Top of the Rock, in New York City. We went there at sundown and saw the wonderful transition from daylight to nighttime. I wanted to convey that in … Continue reading
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Everyday I´m loving embroidery as a means of expression more and more. I think it can be spontaneous and expressive; or geometric and mathematic. This is the project I wrote about some time ago. Long term, because I take so … Continue reading
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This is a long term personal project I´m working on. It involves embroidering sketches from trips… and then we´ll see if it goes where I think it is going. So far I´m enjoying the feeling of using needle, floss and … Continue reading
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It was time for a nice behind the scenes, “making of” post about issue 11 of my e-zine. Embroidery is a time consuming, very relaxing (albeit obsessive) job, and I love it more every time I use it as a … Continue reading