Embroidered Artworks by Michelle Kingdom

Los Angeles based self-taught embroidery artist Michelle Kingdom has been creating figurative narratives in thread for years. Her embroidered artworks explores psychological landscapes, illuminating thoughts left unspoken. Miniature in scale, the scenes are densely embroidered into compressed compositions. While the work acknowledges the luster and lineage inherent in needlework, she uses thread as a sketching tool in order to simultaneously honor and undermine this tradition. Beauty parallels melancholy, as conventional stitches acquiesce to the fragile and expressive. You can follow her works on tumblr and instagram.