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 …

Lizgstitches, about eyes, ink and the Moon

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Although I have never met Elizabeth Griffiths, also known as Lizgstitches, I suspect we have the same kind of fascination… namely with marks and the moon. Half a year ago, wandering through Instagram, I ran into her embroidered image of the moon. To me it was just… like a lightning …

Catalogue In-between Microcosmo y Macrocosmo, Alexandra Knie

Study of near Earth asteroid 253 Mathilde, 2018, Alexandra Knie, acrylic, machine embroidery on canvas wood panel, photo courtesy by the artist Our universe … it’s origin … it’s boundaries… Since my early childhood these topics interest me. So my eyes lit up when I discovered this catalogue with embroidered “spacy art” of artist Alexandra …

Alexandra Drenth, yourneys without sense of time

Alexandra wild, detail, Alexandra Drenth, courtesy by the artist January 2018, I’m reading the latest issue of Embroidery, the textile art magazine. I turn a page. And hold my breath… when facing the work of Alexandra Drenth. Wów. I am so impressed… So many details. Such a bright red yarn used. Meaningful texts. Beautiful used …

Exposition Hand Schrift Pauline Nijenhuis

Carnival, Pauline Nijenhuis, 2014, photo Mique Menheere, courtesy Pauline Nijenhuis What appeals most to you, the work of the artists or the machine? Decide for yourself at the solo exposition Hand Schrift (Hand Writing) of Pauline Nijenhuis at CBK Emmen (Centre for Fine Arts). At October 12 it was enthusiastically opened by Harry Tupan, director …

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 …

Rebellious (Tegendraads)

Ballad of Nature, Astrid Polman, photo Mique Menheere Loooooove this work! I saw it at the contemporary textile art exposition at the Grote Kerk (the big church) at the city of Emmen (Drenthe province). Six textile artists show a selection of their work there. It’s not a very big exhibition but whén you’re in the …

Rijswijk Textile Biennial

Nooit alleen (Never alone), 2017, Lia de Jonghe, photo by Mique Menheere Never alone. Heaven for one, hell for the other… To me this is my favorite work at the Rijswijk Textile Biennial (Netherlands). The color and look in the eyes, the choice of colors, the way the faces merge… Artist Lia de Jonghe (NL) …

The second skin of Do Hu Suh at Museum Voorlinden

Do Ho Suh, Staircase -III, 2003-2010, Polyester fabric and stainless steel, Tate: Purchased with funds provided by the Asia Pacific Acquisitions Committee 2011, at Museum Voorlinden, photo by Mique Menheere Kind like a second skin. That’s what a house is to artist Do Ho Suh (1969). Grown up in South Korea and immigrated to the …