Leopard embroidery

mini snow leopard // walkerboyes.com

Hand-embroidered by Christine Kibuka in Nairobi Each panel is unique. Thread colours and exact shade of denim background varies slightly for each panel. Image shows a typical sample. Approximate panel dimensions: 21 x 21 cm / 8 x 8 inches

Textile artist and model maker Jessica Dance (previously) recreates everyday objects and ideas using fabric, felt, and thread. Dance typically utilizes embroidery to produce details and text on her three-dimensional objects, but in these works the thread-based practice takes center stage. The artist combines typography and embroidery in series that show words and phrases in their visual form: “harvest” spelled out in a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, and “good as gold” in shimmering…