Sara Vrugt, embroidered activism

100.000 bomen en een bos van draad, foto Rogier Chang, courtesy by the artist Showing the importance of nature and celebrating it. That’s what artist Sara Vrugt did in 2020 through organising a community-embroidery project, called 100.000 bomen en een bos van draad (100.000 trees and a forest of thread). Volunteers from all over the …

Human Limits, the making

Human Limits, Mique Menheere, Photo Carlotte Cruijsen My early questions Since I was a teenager I have always asked myself why borders exist. Why do countries exist..? why do we build walls…? When I started travelling in my twenties, I experienced at different continents and countries, that in essence we are alle the same. Due …

Diary project Hand@Work

Finished work, work and photo Mique Menheere, design Pauline Nijenhuis the photo it started with… Kruispunt (Crossroads), design & photo Pauline Nijenhuis Done! What a great feeling it was to finish my work far before the deadline given… As you may know, I’m participating in Pauline Nijenhuis’ art project Hand@Work. With 5 artists in total …

Sampler Diary, Land of the Sea

Sampler Land of the Sea, Mique Menheere, photo Mique Menheere Chintzes Last year in an embroidery course I learned a technique to work (embroidery) fabric. I experienced a bit and painted some cotton with red textile paint. I associated the result that arose with Chintz fabrics from Asia. In the 18th century the Dutch VOC …

Book about Mark Making

Embroidery is … making marks. You never looked at it that way, did you? Batsford publishing/Pavilion Books Company Ltd, https://www.pavilionbooks.com/imprints/batsford Covering the surface When embroidering, in fact you’re covering the surface of textile with different stitches. Those become marks. Helen Parrott has written a book about this, Mark-making in Textile Art (2013). In the book she shows …

Antique lace necklace

embroidered necklace, antique lace, glass beads, Mique Menheere, 2015, photo artyembroidery.com Some years ago I was shopping in the city of Nijmegen. By accident I came across an antique store. Normally that kind of shop doesn’t have my special interest. But somehow this time I decided to take a look. Quite quickly my eyes fell …