Modern and Traditional Embroidery Dress

Susie Vickery's textile art incorporates a unique blend of hand embroidery, machine embroidery, collage and animation. Her work is illustrative and often holds a story.

Crow 2 - Watch the animation here.

Vickery is inspired by her work with communities on rural and refugee development projects in Nepal, Tibet, Myanmar and India and she 'draws on issues of iconography, identity, gender and Asian art'.

Baby Krishna - ICONS OF THE ORDINARY & EVERYDEITIES

Initially working as a costumier in film and TV for more than twenty years, Vickery's needlework skill is fundamental to her work.

ON THE MELANCHOLY OF TAILORS

My favourite piece is from the 'Sweatshops' collection and it's a row of animated machinists. Cotton reels and rulers are used to create the models. The piece is so beautifully crafted and it presents such a powerful message.


Please visit Susie Vickery's website to find out more about her work.

Karen Nicol is a well known, established artist with over 25 years of experience working in gallery, fashion and interiors. She works from her London based studio and her clients include: The King of Qatar, The Pope, Chloe, Vera Wang, John Rocha, Julien Macdonald, Givenchy and Chanel couture.


Specialising in a variety of free hand machine embroidery, beading and hand embroidery, Karen Nicol's style is unique and densely textured, incorporating a plethora of mixed media.

Last week I visited 'The 'Wit' of the Stitch' exhibition at Ruthin Craft Centre in Wales and saw a selection of Karen Nicol's fine work. Her art really speaks for itself and I was fortunate to be able to fully appreciate it up close and absorb every detail. It was breathtaking! To find out more about Karen Nicol and her work see her website here.