embroidery Archives — Colossal

a detail of a large-scale embroidered group portrait of vibrantly-dressed Black women in a natural landscape

Kandy G. Lopez Embroiders Striking, Life-Size Yarn Portraits Highlighting BIPOC Narratives

May 8, 2025

blue tulle spills from a brick wall in two places

With 60 Artists, ‘The Golden Thread’ Weaves Together a Survey of Contemporary Fiber Art

April 17, 2025

Tomoko Kubo’s Hiragana Embroideries Double as Japanese Language Learning Devices

April 7, 2025

a small sculpture of a slice of layer cake on an ornate pink plate, next to a gold fork, with realistic frosting details and embroidery on that looks like the texture of fluffy sponge

Delight in Heather Rios’s Delectable Cakes Made from Polymer Clay and Embroidery

March 17, 2025

a sunset peeks over a green fence with a red flowering tree in the foreground

Melissa Calderón Preserves Neighborhood Memories in Bold Textured Thread

March 13, 2025

two framed embroideries with images of fried fish and a beer along with a grocery store sign and a marquee reading "ice cream cons pizza slice"

Adrienna Matzeg’s Punch Needle Embroideries Conjure Nostalgic Summer Road Trips

February 19, 2025

an embroidery of a cartoon figure cutting rope from a tied barge

Join Us for a Colossal x Joy Machine Workshop with Peter Frederiksen

February 11, 2025

a ceramic sculpture of a face with a small flower with a face on its hair. a blue ceramic worm sits in front

Announcing Joy Machine, a New Art Gallery in Chicago

February 10, 2025

a detail fo a colorful abstract embroidery on blue fabric

Order and Chaos Entwine in Abstract Embroideries by Kristine Stattin

February 5, 2025

Deniz Kurdak Crafts Fragility and Resilience in Embroidered Depictions of Porcelain

January 27, 2025

a detail of a long, rusted, pipe-like sculpture with cross-stitched flowers along the surface

Flowers and Butterflies Stitch Messages of Hope into Crumpled Metal and Corroded Barrels

January 24, 2025

a trio of vibrant embroidered sculptural flowers on wood oval panels

Nosheen Iqbal Translates Pakistani Craft Traditions into Vivid Sculptural Embroideries

January 13, 2025

an embroidery hoop with numerous embroidered icons in different colors, each icon representing a day of the year

Sophie O’Neill’s Detailed Embroidery Journals Chronicle All 365 Days of the Year

January 8, 2025

a detail of a white porcelain vessel embroidered with blue cotton thread

Embroidered Ceramic Vessels by Caroline Harrius Merge Disparate Crafts

January 7, 2025

detail of a lush aerial landscape of a symmetrical garden with flowers and walkways stitched with thread inside an embroidery hoop

Aerial Embroideries by Victoria Rose Richards Teem with Harmonious Detail

December 4, 2024

a strikingly realistic sculpture of a yellow and purple butterfly made from embroidery thread and wire

Yumi Okita’s Butterflies and Botanicals Metamorphose from Colorful Thread

December 2, 2024