Craft With Conscience Series by Sarah K. Benning

I am blown away by the latest interview of Michelle Kingdom on Sarah K. Benning's site - her work is so consistently innovative and breathtakingly beautiful and daring. I also had the honor of interviewing Michelle for our blog - here is that post.

The interview with Michelle is part of a larger series called Craft With Conscience - in Sarah's own words:

"This series arose out of my own frustrations related to seeing my work constantly copied stitch-for-stitch, sold without permission, and credited to other people. Rather than wallowing in unproductive negative emotions, I wanted to find a way to bring this common issue to light in a positive way. My solution was to share the work of artists, crafters, designers, and makers who I greatly admire for their originality and dedication."

I love the idea of using a negative experience as inspiration to share something positive and inspiring with the world. Definitely an idea I come back to, again and again, and my main source of inspiration as I write my posts for Feeling Stitchy.

I highly recommend a visit to Sarah K. Benning's site, and the Michelle Kingdom interview!

Stitchy Snippets - Textile Bakery

Recently, I have met with the most wonderful and fantastic work by Beatrice Oettinger.

An explosion of floral elements, her textile pieces and dresses are beautifully ethereal and refreshingly inspirational. Beatrice’s garments are composed from silks, organzas, real flowers, wool and also baked dough!

In Beatrice’s words: 'Each garment is unique—an expression of a moment, a season, a walk—alchemically mixed and shaped—made for inspiration—full of seeds that can be brought back to life if you abandon them to nature again.'

Friday Instagram Finds No. 24 with StitchMikki

Hi there, Stitchers! I hope you're having a terrific Friday. As I write this on Wednesday in slightly chilly Chicagoland, it's posting on Friday, and I'm in sunny San Antonio! At least, I HOPE it's sunny :) My husband and I are vacationing together for the first time, and calling it our belated honeymoon (We've been married for 4 years). Today I'd like to introduce you to Jackie of @stitchmikki!


@stitchmikki
Jackie creates unique and beautiful textile art and cards that blows me away! Her use of different mediums with her embroidery and layering produces stunning works of art. Many of her pieces are little, measuring as small as two inches square, but she packs a lot of visual interest into each of her pieces.

Besides on Instagram, you can also find Jackie on Etsy at Stitch Mikki. Take a look at her stunning pieces here, and then make sure you check out all of her work on Instagram.

Image by @stitchmikki

Image by @stitchmikki

Image by @stitchmikki

That's it for this week's edition of Friday Instagram Finds! Join in the conversation by commenting below. While you're on Instagram checking out Jackie's work at @stitchmikki, and make sure you follow Feeling Stitchy! We'd love for you to stop by and say hello. You can find Feeling Stitchy on Instagram at the handle @feelingstitchyish. You can find Amy @randomactsofamy on Instagram.

Want to be featured in Friday Instagram Find? Tag your best stitch-related photos with #feelingstitchyig!

Blossoms

Stitched by Kirsten's Fabric Art

Wow. Simply wow, Kirsten!