On Demand: TALKING THREADS: Olga Prinku and Liz Cooksey with Susan Weeks
The Embroiderers' Guild presented TALKING THREADS. Susan Weeks interviewed Olga Prinku and Liz Cooksey
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- Event lasts 365 days 23 hours
Registration will give you immediate access to the recording of the discussion between Olga Prinku, Liz Cooksey and Susan Weeks. The recording can only be viewed online and will be available for at least one month.
Liz and Olga are artists who both use flowers as their central creative point. They discussed their influences, the techniques and development of their practice, whether working with wire to create flowers (Liz) or using a practice they have created themselves (Olga) of flowers-on-tulle embroidery. Susan Weeks of Stitchery Stories will be leading the discussion.
Olga Prinku
Olga Prinku is an embroidery artist who uses real organic material as her thread. She uses various techniques to attach natural materials such as dried and preserved flowers, foliage, grasses, seed heads and berries to tulle fabric. Olga's first book – Dried Flower Embroidery: An Introduction to the Art of Flowers on Tulle – was published by Quadrille in 2021. She's originally from the Republic of Moldova, and some of her work draws on the country's traditional folkloric motifs. She now lives in North Yorkshire, and takes inspiration from nature on long walks in the local countryside.
Image above by Olga Prinku: Cow Parsley Meadow
Liz Cooksey
Liz Cooksey works by combining wire and thread used to create intricate and delicate two dimensional and three-dimensional works reflecting her observations of nature.
Image above by Liz Cooksey
‘Lookout’ 60cm x 40cm - A landscape with a little bird looking over its territory is made up of a wire framework shaped and formed. The patchwork effect is created by small hand printed papers cut and placed into the framework. Above is a combination of crochet and small bits of fabric manipulation to create a row of natural forms.
See more of Olga Prinku
Olga Prinku - the art of Dried Flowers on Tulle Embroidery
Embroidery art by Olga Prinku (@olgaprinku) | Instagram
Olga Prinku - Dried Flower Embroidery: the art of flowers on tulle | Facebook
See more of Liz Cooksey
Liz Cooksey - Textile Artist (@liz_cooksey) | Instagram
See more of Susan Weeks
Podcast - Stitchery Stories | Embroidery & Textile Art Podcast
Stitchery Stories on Apple Podcasts
Susan Weeks podcaster (@stitcherystories_podcast) • Instagram
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