Hand Embroidery

Hand Embroidery

Designer by day, Needlework Ninja by night. Being a designer, collaborating with groups of people on projects for a varied audience can be fantastic! However, working quickly within tight deadlines and with outside influences on projects whose final product is often transient and temporary has led me to seek an artistic outlet that allows me to slow down, use more of my senses, enjoy the solitude, and produce a small, tangible, personal object. Needle and fiber provide a tactile joy – and also the slowest manner of drawing imaginable.

Designer by day, Needlework Ninja by night. Being a designer, collaborating with groups of people on projects for a varied audience, can be fantastic! However, working quickly within tight deadlines and with outside influences on projects whose final product is often transient/temporary has led me to seek an artistic outlet that allows me to slow down, use more of my senses, enjoy the solitude, and produce a small, tangible, personal object. Thus, needle and fiber; a tactile joy, the slowest manner of drawing imaginable.

The Ramp

The Ramp, Kennebunkport, ME

Sunset over Camel's Hump

Sunset Behind Camel's Hump

The Society for Embroidered Work

Member of The Society For Embroidered Work since 2018. Promoting and supporting the best stitched art worldwide.
STITCHED ART IS ART

Member of The Society For Embroidered Work since 2018.
Promoting and supporting the best stitched art worldwide.
STITCHED ART IS ART

Member of The Society For Embroidered Work since 2018. Promoting and supporting the best stitched art worldwide.
STITCHED ART IS ART

The Tomato Whisperer

The Tomato Whisperer

EXHIBITS AND RECOGNITION

2022

Gallery1988 Group Shows (Los Angeles)

CRAZY 4 CULT 16 - October 1 - 15, 2022

One Way & The Other Way

IDIOT BOX 2022 - August 20 - September 3, 2022
Charles-Haden Savage, Mabel Mora and Oliver Putnam

THE 90s - April 30 - May 8, 2022
Laura Palmer and Welcome to Amateur Hour

30 YEARS LATER (1992) - March 19 - April 2, 2022
A Cup of Good Morning America

RUNNING WITH SCISSORS curated by WuStitch - January 29 - February 5, 2022
Blue Section, Banana Section, and Red Section

Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 58th Annual Needlework Show, March 2022.
The Neon Deli, Nelly's Needlers Award for Outstanding Adapted Design, and 1st Place for Adapted Design
O'Rourke's Diner, 2nd Place for Adapted Design
WesWings, 3rd Place for Adapted Design

2021

Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 57th Annual Needlework Show, May 2021.
The Ramp, Kennebunkport, ME
, Nelly's Needlers Award for Outstanding Adapted Design, and 1st Place for Adapted Design

2020

Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 56th Annual Needlework Show, March 2020.
The Tomato Whisperer, Nelly's Needlers Award for Outstanding Adapted Design, and 1st Place for Adapted Design

2019

Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 55th Annual Needlework Show, March 2019.
Sunset Behind Camel's Hump, Honorable Mention for Surface Embroidery, Adapted Design
The Birdman of Scorecatraz, Honorable Mention for Surface Embroidery, Adapted Design
Cigar Box Icons

2018

Arlington County Fair, August 2018
Sunset Behind Camel's Hump, Art Needlework & Apparel, Champion, Surface Embroidery, and Reserve Grand Champion

Burlesque: Get Your Just Desserts, A Fundraiser for San Francisco School of Needlework & Design, September 2018
Cigar Box Icons

 

EXHIBITS AND RECOGNITION

Blue Section, Banana Section, Red Section: Running with Scissors fiber art group show, Gallery1988, Los Angeles January-February 2022.

The Ramp, Kennebunkport, ME: Nelly's Needlers Award for Outstanding Adapted Design, and 1st Place for Adapted Design, Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 57th Annual Needlework Show, May 2021.

The Tomato Whisperer: Nelly's Needlers Award for Outstanding Adapted Design, and 1st Place for Adapted Design, Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 56th Annual Needlework Show, March 2020.

The Birdman of Scorecatraz: Honorable Mention for Adapted Design, Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 56th Annual Needlework Show, March 2019.

Sunset Behind Camel's Hump: Honorable Mention for Surface Embroidery, Adapted Design, Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 56th Annual Needlework Show, March 2019; Champion, Surface Embroidery, and Reserve Grand Champion, Art Needlework & Apparel, 2018 Arlington County Fair.

Cigar Box Icons: Exhibited at Burlesque: Get Your Just Desserts, A Fundraiser for San Francisco School of Needlework & Design, September 2018; and the Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 56th Annual Needlework Show, March 2019.

EXHIBITS AND RECOGNITION

Blue Section, Banana Section, Red Section: Running with Scissors fiber art group show, Gallery1988, Los Angeles January-February 2022.

The Ramp, Kennebunkport, ME: Nelly's Needlers Award for Outstanding Adapted Design, and 1st Place for Adapted Design, Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 57th Annual Needlework Show, May 2021.

The Tomato Whisperer: Nelly's Needlers Award for Outstanding Adapted Design, and 1st Place for Adapted Design, Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 56th Annual Needlework Show, March 2020.

The Birdman of Scorecatraz: Honorable Mention for Adapted Design, Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 56th Annual Needlework Show, March 2019.

Sunset Behind Camel's Hump: Honorable Mention for Surface Embroidery, Adapted Design, Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 56th Annual Needlework Show, March 2019; Champion, Surface Embroidery, and Reserve Grand Champion, Art Needlework & Apparel, 2018 Arlington County Fair.

Cigar Box Icons: Exhibited at Burlesque: Get Your Just Desserts, A Fundraiser for San Francisco School of Needlework & Design, September 2018; and the Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House 56th Annual Needlework Show, March 2019.

Tattletales

Blue Section, Banana Section, Red Section

Cigar Box Icons

Cigar Box Icons

Henry T. Basenji

Henry T. Basenji

Groton Camp

Gale Camp at Lake Groton, VT

Musica de mi Abuelito

Música de mi Abuelito

The Birdman of Scorecatraz

The Birdman of Scorecatraz

Wes Wings

WesWings, Middletown, CT

O'Rourke's Diner

O'Rourke's Diner, Middletown, CT

Neon Deli

Neon Deli, Middletown, CT

Watching the Detectives is an ongoing project. see more

Watching the Detectives
is an ongoing project. see more

Jim Rockford
Thomas Magnum
Jessica Fletcher
Lennie Briscoe
Ron Harris
Kima Greggs
Woodsman

Got a Light?

Diane Evans

Diane Evans' Tulpa

Margaret Lanterman

Margaret Lanterman

Major Garland Briggs

The Major

Liz Martin is a Designer, Art Director, Artist and Jack of All Trades based in Arlington, VA.