Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that at the moment I have a bit of a thing for a) quirky creatures, and b) embroidery.
I love finding new examples of these twin obsessions – and, well, obsessing over them. But sometimes I feel slightly lonely in my preoccupations.
I say this not because I am alone, but because living in a home with only two football-crazy males for company means that I don’t get the most enthusiastic response from my nearest and dearest to photographs of cute handmade creatures and examples of pretty stitches.
So whilst the World Cup continues unabated, I sit on the sofa ignoring the football and seeking out online the things that make me happy.
And oh my goodness! I think I have stumbled upon the ultimate proponent of both of my current obsessions…
Kimika Hara is Japanese. A textile artist… stitcher… illustrator… spinner of dreams and creator of fantasies.
She “makes the embroidery of free stitch of colour colourful” (her website is in Japanese – thank you so much for that description, google translate!)
I am in awe of her talent and wish that I had but half of it.
You can see more of Kimika Hara’s work on her blog, Facebook page, or Flickr.
So much prettier than football. ♥
I definitely see what you mean. I think I’d resort to something like that if the Husband had any interest in ball sports whatever. As it is, though, he’s becoming rather quilt-literate and can tell the difference between applique and piecing at 10 paces.
Ah, you have found a good’un there Kate!
My other half is supportive in many ways – e.g. he doesn’t complain about the fabric everywhere including half the living room strewn with scraps and overtaken by sewing; he drives me to stalls and carries tables for me; etc etc.
But he doesn’t have the slightest interest in any of it. 🙂
Wowzas that’s amazing! So beautiful! Thanks for sharing the pretty things 🙂