Lily Hinrichsen : Artist : Poet
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Hand Stitching


Hand stitching is slow. I appreciate the unhurried pace. It’s challenging, as well. Sometimes as I create a piece I feel it needs a bold stroke of color, which, if I were painting, I would create instantly with brush and pigment. With hand stitching I must cut it from fabric or stitch it slowly across the piece. It is a process that forces me to think and feel beyond impulsiveness. To sit patiently with each stitch as it unfurls and each scrap of fabric as it joins the composition. It’s a slow, thoughtful conversation.

I have no past experience with embroidery or sewing methods. I have much experience with printmaking, painting, and collage, so when I first met with Janet, Sarah, and Kari and the suggestion of a collaboration using only fabric and stitching was presented, I was both wary and curious. That was over a year ago. In that time I have grown into this new way of expressing myself through their encouragement, shared materials, and shared knowledge. Hand stitching has become a daily ritual of sorts. A time that I carve out to sit quietly, head bowed and let color and texture tell a story. My pieces are influenced by Aboriginal art, nature, birds, home, fear, whimsy, the joy of circles. Frayed edges, holes, stains, knotted threads - all these “blemishes” become intriguing characteristics of the piece; the appeal that draws me in and makes the piece more relatable. I have found a new medium that speaks to me.
Relationship to the Moon 12"x7"
Tea and Whims 16"x10"
Grounded and Buoyant 12"x8"
A Litany of Questions 10"x8"
Gossip Carried Downstream 15"x8"
Under the Influence of the Sun 11"x11"
Speaking for the Birds 13"x11"
Opening a Window 16"x10"
Giddy Edge of Fear 8"x6"
Tracks of Effervescence 8" diameter
Cross Section of an Impulse 10"x6"
Whisper 9"x9"
Magnifico Avia 17"x11"
Belonging 10"x10"
In Cahoots with the Universe "10x10"
Puddled Mirror on the Pavement 10"x8"
Under the Blue Summer Sky 12"x8"
Breaking Tradition 12"x16"
To Each Their Own 12"x12"
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