Jennifer McBrien
Baltimore, MD
Jennifer McBrien is a Baltimore textile artist who uses her sewing machine as a drawing tool to honor her fragile subjects
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The Earth Three Graces, 2022. Figures are freehand machine stitched on organza and organic cotton. Heads and adornments are created with hand embroidery 23" X 23"X2"
"The Earth Three Graces" is a fiber piece that includes freehand machine stitching with hand embroidery bird heads. Figures are freehand machine stitched on organza and organic cotton. Heads and adornments are created with hand embroidery. Birds, from left to right are the California Quail, Western Flicker and Eskimo Curlew. Birds that represent earth colors and unique qualities as well as their vulnerable conservation levels. Bird women are appliqued and reinforced stitched on decor fabric that is stretched and attached to a vintage wooden embroidery hoop measuring 23” X 23” X 1.5” . This piece was created in 2022.
- Subject Matter: narrative
- Collections: Bird Women Hoop Pieces
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