Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Fiber Inspiration - Artist Maria Aparicio Puentes

I discovered Maria Aparicio Puentes' incredibly inspirational work over the weekend and fell in love. She uses thread to add a new, geometric, and textural element to photographs taken by other people. I am fascinated by the intricacy of her lines and shapes. The visual power of the bright colors against the black and white photos is so eye catching.

Her creations have inspired me to try embroidery on paper. I would love to create a piece of art or unique card with a needle and thread. I mean, it worked when I tried to crochet on paper, right? I guess you have to be extra careful when dealing with delicate paper.

Have you ever embroidered on paper before? I think I will give it a try this weekend!


All images courtesy of Maria Aparicio Puentes
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16 comments:

  1. I bought one of those Sublime Stitching greeting card kits and it was fantastic! It was easy, beautiful, and the recepient of the card always gushed over it. You should definitely give it a try.

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  2. Wow, it looks absolutely amazing! So creative and artistic thinking!!! Thank for sharing your inspirations and have a great Day.

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  4. This is stunning, so creative, such a brilliantly simple idea - thank you for finding and sharing x

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  5. I am in love with these prints. Goodness. I'll have to give this a go too! Think of the possibilities...! :)

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  6. Love that collar and shawl, great idea.

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  7. I embroidered on paper for my graphic design A level. It worked nicely.

    Have fun!

    Becky
    Xx

    Http://www.beckybedbug.com

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  9. This is so interesting and unique, not to mention beautiful!

    xoxohannah
    www.signedxoxohannah.com

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  10. Beautiful work! :)

    I used embroidery a couple of times for cards. And it worked perfectly well. :) But it was cardboard, so a lot steadier than paper.
    Best regards. :)

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  11. i love her work! works so well with each piece, adding alot to it.

    I love embroidering on paper or card. i bought a moleskin sketchbook just for the extra thick paper which is sturdy to sew on.

    Depends how much detail you are adding :)

    Barnicles x

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  12. These are so beautiful! I love the one of the girl in the train station!

    I've tried embroidering on paper before and really liked it. After a few failed attempts (amazingly, paper isn't as forgiving as fabric!), I ended up pre-poking all of the holes through the front of the paper so that I would know where to come up from the back side, maybe that seems obvious but it was a real lightbulb moment for me!

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  13. Thanks for sharing Maria's amazing work! That is such a great idea to embroider on paper, and I can't wait to see your results. I love her work, and she gives such an unusual and exciting element to the photographs.
    Katie. xxx

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  14. I love the camera one. Lovely. I like things like this that are just a bit quirky.

    I've never actually tried embroidery before. This makes me want to give it a go.

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  15. These are all so cool! I'm totally going to try some paper embroidery of my own!

    xoxo Sarah
    theantiquepearl.blogspot.com

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  16. this is absolutely stunning, I love the vintage feel with a touch of modern! :)

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