March/April 2021


This issue of Embroidery reveals how important language and words are to several of our featured artists including Claire Wellesley-Smith, Willemien de Villiers, Daniel Fountain and Elizabeth Loveday.  We also look at the powerful work of the Norwegian artist Kristine Fornes and Louise Baldwin who are intrigued by the stories they find close to their home.

features


14 RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW

For Louise Baldwin embroidery is a way to explore and unpick life's complexities and joys

20 SLOW STORIES

We talk to Clare-Wellesley-Smith about her latest book Resilient Stitch: Wellbeing and Connection in Textile Art

26 WHERE THE WILD THINGS ROAM

Elizabeth Loveday steeps her stitched portraits in the folklore, myths and wilderness of Cornwall

32 PARADISE LOST & FOUND

Kristine Fornes prospects for tales of old Oslo which she dissects with needle and thread

38 ANATOMY OF AN ARTIST

Willemien de Villiers has reinvented her career several times but her creative passion finds its most potent expression through textiles

44 BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF STITCH

Daniel Fountain explores the gendered status of handcraft, creating works that subvert traditional narratives and notions of sexuality

50 DRAWN FROM LIFE

An insight into the textile practice of Paddy Killer who has continued to innovate throughout her career