Abstract Stitches

Katie Wells is a British abstract artist who creates mixed media works from her home studio in south London. Katie has three main bodies of work; her oil pastels, embroideries and more recently, her embroidered paintings. Although each collection is different in its medium and style, there are motifs present in all the works which…

Beautiful Phobias

Marie Wenham is an embroidery artist specialising in gold and crewel work. She previously trained at the Royal School of Needlework and now works as an embroidery artist, stylist’s assistant and seamstress. How did you get into embroidery? I learnt a few embroidery techniques by hand and by a sewing machine in college from a…