I was really excited to see this piece today while looking at VVORK.  Amanda Ross-Ho is based in LA, and her website is currently under construction but many of her pieces can be seen here, and the one below can be seen here.

Yet another couple of new pieces by Renilde for her Wormhole series.  I’m always so inspired by her work.  I love this new one especially:

I am also enamored of this new hooked rug cushion she made:

Thanks to Makelike for contacting me about their current Cactus collection which I’m absolutely in love with!  These cactus tea towels and wallpaper are right up my alley.  As you know I’m a big cacti/succulent hobbyist, and if you’ll indulge me for a second I’d just like to say that I feel like cacti are rarely represented in a way that doesn’t come across as cheesy or “early 90’s”, if you know what I mean.  Also, it’s rare to see anything other than Saguaro depicted on anything.

So yes… this line is fantastic.  Also, everything is limited edition, so get them quickly.  Looking forward to seeing their next collection based on a celebration of the forest.

You may remember this post.  Well Renilde’s work never ceases to amaze, and now she’s working on a new pincushion series called Metropolis which will be comprised of parts of the needlepoint below.  Can’t wait to see the finished product!

This beautiful line was featured on Refinery 29 and I just love it.  The line is fair-trade, and is hand-loomed and embroidered by women in rural Bangladesh.  Some really gorgeous prints and embroidery.

I got an email from Label Gazer today, which is a site that spotlights fashion forward, ethical and eco-friendly fashion.   There are a ton of cute pieces from various labels on their site, but Satara stood out to me (even though I’m not typically into tie-dye, I love these)!

Part of me is pained by the work of Sollins because he removes needlework from existing vintage pieces.  But he does so while counting the stitches by colour, and then reworks the canvas with exactly the same number of stitches that were used previously, but in a modernist, minimal grid.  The dominant color (by quantity) is always placed at the upper right of the grid with the square size descending from right to left.

I have to admit that I really like the effect.

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I posted Riley’s work back in 2008 and decided to revisit her site to see if she had any new work up and indeed she did.  She has done a series of excellent tapestries based on parties which are detailed in their portrayal of drunken debauchery, as well as a few other tapestries, like the ones below that I really love.

Made by Chamilka in Melbourne, these dishtowels are almost too lovely to use!  I want one in every pattern.

These lamps and shades are so beautiful.  They look like so much fun that I am dabbling with the idea of making my own…

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