Embroidery Portrait: Resting
2015
Hand Stitched Embroidery, Threads
11" x 6"
$600
Stephanie Neville
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
www.stephanieneville.com
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Examining the effects of absence on relationships, here not here (2012- )narrates life with absent partners and family. Hand embroidered portraits serve as a process of remembrance and reverence. Traditionally associated with chastity and solitude, the embroidery is done during periods of being home alone.
The Embroidery Portrait: Resting (2015), is a portrait of a partner returned from traveling abroad, relaxing at home, sleeping on the couch. It portrays the emotions of being of safety and comfort at ones own home.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
www.stephanieneville.com
Facebook Page
Examining the effects of absence on relationships, here not here (2012- )narrates life with absent partners and family. Hand embroidered portraits serve as a process of remembrance and reverence. Traditionally associated with chastity and solitude, the embroidery is done during periods of being home alone.
The Embroidery Portrait: Resting (2015), is a portrait of a partner returned from traveling abroad, relaxing at home, sleeping on the couch. It portrays the emotions of being of safety and comfort at ones own home.
