https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/blog daily 0.75 2016-03-07 https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/blog/2016/3/7/interest monthly 0.5 2016-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d9b7181d07c0cd16df5f11/1457374570182-SPBJDFD85JVBM0KK3FDR/image-asset.jpeg In Progress - Interest https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/blog/2016/3/4/heritage monthly 0.5 2016-03-07 https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/blog/2016/3/7/gratitude monthly 0.5 2016-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d9b7181d07c0cd16df5f11/1457370099006-DFIU2TVMYNO1SVOG9IQY/blog-82.65.365_PS2.jpg In Progress - Gratitude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56d9b7181d07c0cd16df5f11/1457370099081-X60SP2T1ZK52SMKCG5PF/blog-82.65.80_PS2.jpg In Progress - Gratitude https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/blog/2016/3/4/passant monthly 0.5 2016-03-07 https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/blog/2016/3/4/oeuvre monthly 0.5 2016-03-07 https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/carolyn-nelson-textile-art daily 1.0 2023-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/05c5a9f3-edf9-4557-859c-c45dce809fa6/WEIDMAN_230511_SL2_00576+2+2.jpg hand stitched hand dyed by hand | dyed | torn | layered | stitched | embedded | embroidered | https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557513517582-X4JX76QEHBMMSE1G42BJ/handstitched-field-light-nelsonI_1-o.jpg hand stitched hand dyed - Gallery I This series focuses on light and movement. Hand dyed silk threads, densely hand stitched, reflect light according to varying angles — the reflection of light changes as one moves in the viewing area so that the fields shimmer. The spirits of the field are represented by simple transparent swaths of fabric, often buried in stitches — barely there, always there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557513528356-WMPVBZ2Q86Q51XXTGC27/handstitch-mark-pattern-nelson-2.jpg hand stitched hand dyed - Gallery II The mark of a single stitch repeated thousands of times creates its own open field. Pattern and pattern variation animate the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557513542115-OS14CBTR81VBFFQUD6AB/handstitched-textural-nelson-3.jpg hand stitched hand dyed - Gallery III Highly textured, hand stitched collages incorporate a number of non-textile materials https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557513572836-ZL97IS8ANK036S04WCUB/handstitched-transparent-air-nelson-4.jpg hand stitched hand dyed - Gallery IV Transparent collage of hand dyed silk organza, overlayed with overall hand stitched patterns to create sense of spirit and atmosphere. Silk thread, hand dyed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557513586691-AYGBJECPZHUQELGN0A2C/handstitched-embedded-nelson-5.jpg hand stitched hand dyed - Gallery V Partially deconstructed deconstructed garments made for me by my grandmother were combined with layers of hand dyed silk organza and heavily hand stitched for this series of collages https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557753456700-OSZ0B6K7XK5V8DPFBSFZ/page1graphics.jpg hand stitched hand dyed https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/read-me daily 0.75 2019-05-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557254136738-7WEK2Z9CJDDHPBO9QCB9/threadHEADER.jpg About Carolyn Nelson, textile artist “On foot I had to walk through solar systems before I found the first thread of my red dress.” Edith Sondergran https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557498013364-O74NE9TMJ1A26SGR2MF2/Lakes.jpg About Carolyn Nelson, textile artist Russell Lakes, Colorado https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557582920187-TCZMM4YSN4A1WARFA687/thread-horiz.jpg About Carolyn Nelson, textile artist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557496866631-SEI9EACVEEBA2RG682TG/champtoce-sur-Loire.jpg About Carolyn Nelson, textile artist Champtoce-sur-Loire, France https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557266738067-KBM4FY5N9J5H0ZISDTT5/CandC44591235_10101486240568963_7484247733260255232_o.jpg About Carolyn Nelson, textile artist https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/hand-stitched-light-gallery-i daily 0.75 2023-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/45f09cbc-37e4-417f-b877-8d45413e51c6/2Ghost+grass.jpg reflected light, hand stitched Ghost Grass | 2017 | 12”x12” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/e9796779-4079-421e-9f1f-1033a1b57d8f/WEIDMAN_210428_SL2_00504+crop.jpg reflected light, hand stitched Detail | The Light In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/69317623-f40e-4915-8cc5-8917ff6dde7d/WEIDMAN_200927_SL2_00023.jpg reflected light, hand stitched - Make it stand out Respite | 2021 | 24”x24” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/f4a53ce5-a7b4-4c4d-985d-6385364f9cb1/WEIDMAN_191114_D4_0443.jpg reflected light, hand stitched The Yard Next Door | 2022 | 12”x12” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557018879670-OSFJ8WA7KOAONWPQ9YHS/8heatwave-detail_lo.jpg reflected light, hand stitched Detail | Heat Wave https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557583919525-PZA5SR7E19O3DW1GF3HQ/social%2Bimage.jpg reflected light, hand stitched https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/31736b00-3976-4f90-9ef2-3e0b839ac983/WEIDMAN_230511_SL2_00556+2.jpg reflected light, hand stitched - Make it stand out Uncultivated | 2023 | 24”x24” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/789aee56-dc92-4c4c-b6cf-5fe99a73a8a3/WEIDMAN_230511_SL2_00559.jpg reflected light, hand stitched March: Spirit Soaring | 2023 | 24”x24” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage ∞ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557019014561-2L47VQOF02WE62SQ10T8/9+december.jpg reflected light, hand stitched December | 2017 | 12”x12” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557019354541-275DBLMFOM2GO99MYYV8/12-redmarsh.jpg reflected light, hand stitched December Marsh | 2018 | 12”x12” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/e72c6ffa-bfd9-416a-9c8e-301039e61c9d/WEIDMAN_200927_SL2_00023.jpg reflected light, hand stitched Respite | 2022 | 24”x24” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557016017524-SA44GIP0S9LUCTU5ZRMD/3_howthelightgetsin_lo.jpg reflected light, hand stitched Details | How the Light Gets In https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557514452112-USEDYGNKR5Y15ZAR3UUJ/handstitch-mark-pattern-nelson-2.jpg reflected light, hand stitched - Gallery II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557514453584-IR16BI42XSS5WH0IVZII/handstitched-textural-nelson-3.jpg reflected light, hand stitched - Gallery III https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557514470817-JXB1JUWL0QYK7QYY2XQ0/handstitched-transparent-air-nelson-4.jpg reflected light, hand stitched - Gallery IV https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557514468663-6ENI4FMRIQMTWZJELD22/handstitched-embedded-nelson-5.jpg reflected light, hand stitched - Gallery V https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557013774573-0YGM9SPTOK7GZ64ZUJQW/1-howlightgetsin-lo.jpg reflected light, hand stitched How the Light Gets In | 2019 | 24”x24” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/ae7ef8a5-1ccc-46e2-a0c2-ceb01caafd20/WEIDMAN_210428_SL2_00504.jpg reflected light, hand stitched The Light In Between | 2021 | 24”x24” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/2f23adda-ed2d-4e75-87d4-656d031405ff/WEIDMAN_230511_SL2_00576+2+2.jpg reflected light, hand stitched - Make it stand out Detail | Uncultivated https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557016873038-5CE4UMGHMGDZH3GK87LT/7redfieldheatwave_lo.jpg reflected light, hand stitched Heat Wave | 2016 | 24”x24” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/bb249f07-9f6e-4c61-93f1-81b03a1509c0/WEIDMAN_230511_SL2_00570.jpg reflected light, hand stitched Detail | March: Spirit Soaring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/c7e19c15-b19d-422f-8533-dd8b013462a7/WEIDMAN_210428_SL2_00506.jpg reflected light, hand stitched Sailor Take Warning | 2021 | 12”x12” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/pattern-markmaking-hand-stitched-gallery-ii daily 0.75 2019-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557062492735-50A8FRV35B1VWXWNW83F/10a-solilloquy-detail-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Detail | Soliloquy I https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557603276118-KAJH541ALNBOFWY5ZG4O/12a-universe_detail.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Detail | Universe: Unfinished Work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557062867134-3FYNQ6NDNNUVMRV95RBN/11a_Taresdetail-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Detail | Tares https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557076608488-JSDTB6GHZCPWD0IHJCZ3/1-soliloquy_II-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Soliloquy II | 2015 | 24”x36” | hand stitched, hand dyed on layered silk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557062724501-JO8TBIMFG0NUAUC97W3Q/11-tares-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Tares | 2013 | 40”x12” | hand stitched, hand dyed silk and linen collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557062360847-PG5X9H8G0Q87FB1OGB83/9solilloquyI-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Soliloquy I | 2013 | 40”x40” | hand stitched, hand dyed silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557062237086-5AEJ21EJAN9RBMQGSEA7/7fernweh-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Fernweh | 2015 | 36”x54 | hand stitched, multiple layers of hand dyed silk over linen ∞ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557063195141-GA7FFHPRMWAFHU8GAWOL/13longjourneyhome-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition The Long Way | 2013 | 24”x24” | Hand stitched on hand dyed silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557066884546-EIA4ZATSK4A8S084RR12/5saudade-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Saudade | 2014 | 36”x54” | hand stitched, multiple layers of hand dyed silk over linen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557515223268-V02N0B9OP2PKGDTL80YA/handstitched-field-light-nelsonI_1-o.jpg marking-pattern-repetition - Gallery I This series focuses on light and movement. Hand dyed silk threads, densely hand stitched, reflect light according to varying angles — the reflection of light changes as one moves in the viewing area so that the fields shimmer. The spirits of the field are represented by simple transparent swaths of fabric, often buried in stitches — barely there, always there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557515223179-ZHJ2ILVXK2PMZRW21WV2/handstitched-textural-nelson-3.jpg marking-pattern-repetition - Gallery III Highly textured, hand stitched collages incorporate a number of non-textile materials . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557515223565-1M2CA3SUJ6N2R5MFTYJD/handstitched-transparent-air-nelson-4.jpg marking-pattern-repetition - Gallery IV Transparent collage of hand dyed silk organza, overlayed with overall hand stitched patterns to create sense of spirit and atmosphere. Silk thread, hand dyed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557515284745-7DEXLSXGL9FT3C97ZBFN/handstitched-embedded-nelson-5.jpg marking-pattern-repetition - Gallery V Deconstructed garments made by my grandmother for me combined with silk organza and hand stitching are the basis for these collages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557062126052-ZKOEV4X1OZLFV2JC98ZU/4hiraeth_detai-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Detail | Hiraeth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557028228893-HTC26KHXUJEIF3L6D94T/2soliloquy_II_detail-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Detail | Soliloquy II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557066238744-HVGKFROXSI9DTC5FX015/3-hiraeth-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Hiraeth | 2014 | 36”x54” | hand stitched, multiple layers of hand dyed silk over linen ∞ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557062278196-UFQ63ESQU0S95RUDEIUP/8a_fernweh_detail-l0.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Detail | Fernweh https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557063408552-V76H3BOACK8Z125LQRX3/12-universe.jpg marking-pattern-repetition Universe: Unfinished Work | 2013 | 20”x6”| Hand stitched on oil monoprinted silk and linen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557063228107-XDIWAFPM7FKXDUTN2QK6/14workofthemoon-lo.jpg marking-pattern-repetition The Work of the Moon | 2013 | 24”x24” | Hand stitched on hand dyed silk collage https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/texture-hand-stitch-gallery-iii daily 0.75 2019-08-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087630905-VXABON11LU62CWF30VW0/5-riven-detail-lo+right.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Detail | Riven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087905063-QTUAXRC83FIJCBBDD07A/10-promises-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Promises, Promises | 2008 | 28”x14” | hand stitched, hand dyed silk and joss paper on linen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087444256-6SFS0YXYPIOZQOTCEUKD/2-kintsugi-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Kintsugi/The Precious Scar | 2017 | 39”x17” | deconstructed stained linen strips, woven, ravelled and rearranged individual threads hand stitched to ground ∞ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087824129-PDOA6U14IBHRQS20C2L1/8-allegory-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Allegory | 2009 | 28”x16” / linen, silk screened dye discharged rayon, copper, mica, and burned metallic organza https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087982881-L9ZRVES02P8KQVKNZGTB/12ovambolandscape-l0.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Ovambo Lifescape | 2007 | 40” x 20” | hand dyed silk on linen, shell, mica, hand stitched https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557088908619-Y2SWNCJ1EQVFDEQK8ROS/13oconstell-detail-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Detail | Ovambo Constellation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087958096-UKBDV9Q3NHH6TWGUPA80/11-neworleans-lorleans-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Katrina/10,000 | 2005 | 36”x30”| hand stitched, hand dyed, joss paper, mica, overlay of hand dyed silk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087670460-23ZHYN0ZPOT7CHSTLCB3/6-milagros-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Los Milagros | 2011 | 26”x14” | hand stitched, birch bark and metallic organza on linen ∞ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087407377-HNA31QC4S6GG3KROV4BS/1-ourney-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Journey | 2004 | 18”x18” | hand stitched, hand dyed silk, metallic organza collage incorporating brass, shell and mica https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087770782-FAJ0M5OYTN6H9KZ0W6M1/7-milagros-detail-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Detail | Milagros II https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087708236-IDG8WKR2MXAFOD8NZPAT/7-losmilagrosII-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Milagros II | 2010 | 28”x18” | burned,beaten and pierced copper, dye discharged linen, silk, hand stitched https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557088521476-0HA85JX2BCTF9FNSHLOW/13-oconstellation-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Ovambo Constellation | 2007 | 30”x18” | hand dyed silk on linen, Namibian shell and mica, joss paper, hand stitched | referencing AIDS epidemic in Namibia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557516228400-3H8M5XVAC9CBVDWXVPS8/handstitched-field-light-nelsonI_1-o.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage - Gallery I This series focuses on light and movement. Hand dyed silk threads, densely hand stitched, reflect light according to varying angles — the reflection of light changes as one moves in the viewing area so that the fields shimmer. The spirits of the field are represented by simple transparent swaths of fabric, often buried in stitches — barely there, always there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557516236235-9LZQSVKZIW1TVIXM0GQ1/handstitch-mark-pattern-nelson-2.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage - Gallery II The mark of a single stitch repeated thousands of times creates its own open field. Pattern and pattern variation animate the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557516245961-U2X7HGZHHK2GEL3OQMT7/handstitched-transparent-air-nelson-4.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage - Gallery IV Transparent collage of hand dyed silk organza, overlayed with overall hand stitched patterns to create sense of spirit and atmosphere. Silk thread, hand dyed https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557516279874-EHDP3J95XXQ8K91AW5DE/handstitched-embedded-nelson-5.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage - Gallery V Deconstructed garments made by my grandmother for me combined with silk organza and hand stitching are the basis for these collages. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087596661-848F0YTMDKQG25A22C9Z/4-riven-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Riven | 2018 | 20”x6” | stained and deconstructed linen, screen printed dye discharged rayon and cotton, hand stitched https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087876138-C34OQ2CF0XI4NWZA7HYJ/9-behindbarriers-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage Hierarchy of Prayers | 2016 | 10”x10” | copper, bark, mica, horsehair, dye-discharge screen printed linen, hand stitched ∞ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557087481308-A2GL99Z2EC92NGJR71UJ/3-kintsugi_detail_lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage detail | Kintsugi/The Precious Scar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557233645321-TK6PDKOINYJA33FYT254/mNew+Orleans+detail21.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage detail | Katrina/10,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557088024412-PR6JJ2U7XE1ZRNIYVD5U/12ovamboland-detail-lo.jpg hand stitched embedded materials collage detail | Ovambo Lifescape https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/hand-stitched-air-transparent-collage-gallery-iv daily 0.75 2019-05-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557098885450-HXNOIX3PC64QV4V87HN7/6black+marsh-solitude-lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Black Marsh Solitude | 2010 | 28”x16” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557098958471-SUMH465F4TORLWPZ4F9N/7solitude+detail_0235.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Detail | Black Marsh Solitude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557098614786-XZKRM9MXZNKN5TH9DFG2/2-aurora_detail-lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Detail | Aurora https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557099095111-VGUS4701IJLIVSM0T8H0/9lovestory-lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Fragment II: from a Love Story | 2009 | 28”x26” | hand stitched, hand dyed silk collage, oil monoprint on silk ∞ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557099144158-7I8LBE5OCDXI8BWSF1NK/8lovestorydetail-lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Detail | Fragment II: from a Love Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557098848369-LR2PX21UBLL2IRPPIUSR/5messenger-lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Messenger | 2016 | 24”x24” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557098666530-7SJM59GLIN3Z86UVOQD0/3ohaveblooming-lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Mojave Bloom | 2007 | 38”x20” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557240830153-BD3QABIYRTYYVXY5TF0J/mesa+detail.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Detail | Mesa Whispering https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557154628760-EKO4DF99AOLJ03K1QTKO/10november-lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage November Marsh | 2009 | 28”x20” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557098746763-UZJ42EDK3QI51N4EYIYX/4mojave-detail-lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Detail | Mojave Bloom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557098999809-H0MB6M9J0XZ0QPUU0ZGW/8mesawhispering-lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Mesa Whispering | 2006 | 12”x12” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557516854272-P7YWON7FBAYGQUVGEMGV/handstitched-field-light-nelsonI_1-o.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage - Gallery I This series focuses on light and movement. Hand dyed silk threads, densely hand stitched, reflect light according to varying angles — the reflection of light changes as one moves in the viewing area so that the fields shimmer. The spirits of the field are represented by simple transparent swaths of fabric, often buried in stitches — barely there, always there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557516854700-JQMQUP4UAQC7UPPYYHR5/handstitch-mark-pattern-nelson-2.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage - Gallery II The mark of a single stitch repeated thousands of times creates its own open field. Pattern and pattern variation animate the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557516855556-5MOYZEY1XWEI7JSUKQD4/handstitched-textural-nelson-3.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage - Gallery III Highly textured, hand stitched collages incorporate a number of non-textile materials . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557516856832-RE8BEOSE9F2VDKK10M5T/handstitched-embedded-nelson-5.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage - Gallery V Highly textured, hand stitched collages incorporate a number of non-textile materials . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557098569134-JKT5IKZP3MV6L6ROTUJA/1_urora_lo.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Aurora | 2011 / 24”x24” | hand stitched, hand dyed overlay silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557241018054-1L5KN92IOXM7DFIKVNM3/Novemberdetail.jpg hand stitching, layered transparent collage Detail | November Marsh https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/embedded-garments-hand-stitched-gallery-v daily 0.75 2019-05-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104997716-SSFZZP1BS7132RKD2P5K/embedded_bonnet+wh.jpg embedded garments Remember Who You Are | 2011 | 16X16” | deconstructed baby cap made for my brother by grandmother, hand stitched collage with layers of hand dyed transparent silk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104465843-IESHEDTK9L04D6RYJLUY/secretsdetail-lo.jpg embedded garments Detail | Secrets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104376904-3Q0EUEFAP37EA5RQX2IK/metamorphosis0675-lo.jpg embedded garments Metamorphosis | 2011 | 18x28 | deconstructed baby gown, hand stitched silk collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557103944106-XQS75F2YR8C49TS62JRR/beginning-lo.jpg embedded garments Beginning | 2010 | 20”x20” | deconstructed child’s dress made by my grandmother, hand stitched collage with layers of hand dyed transparent silk https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104073940-TX33RBWFD4WECZXHX2BE/4yrfinal-lo.jpg embedded garments Self-portrait as a 4-year-old | 2011 | 36”x24”| deconstructed organdy dress made by my grandmother for my portrait to be painted — a well-mannered facade of a Southern child with the broken girl hidden in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104681056-59HFIV82R05MX6FNI0E2/grace+back.jpg embedded garments Graces | 2011 | 40”x24” | deconstructed heirloom baby dresses made by my grandmother incased in 2 layers of silk, hand stitched arcs, backlit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104611709-V8RON2Q9JI3FTR36MQPI/rec0659detaillo.jpg embedded garments Detail | Revelation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104423793-UTWYQF7XCH1J2Y4PB3PG/Secrets-lo.jpg embedded garments Secrets | 2011 | 17”x30” | deconstructed vintage silk lingerie circa 1920 found by a friend after her mother-in-law’s death, folded and never worn. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557103992285-VAI3B8QX4SHV7YKIS5DS/beginningdetail2-lo.jpg embedded garments Detail | Beginning https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104125072-79PQERIJKA0C4H58MNPN/4-yr-old-detail-2-lp.jpg embedded garments Details | Self-portrait as a 4-year-old https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104575781-1GH433TS8WMH8X1ITR0E/revelation-lo.jpg embedded garments Revelation | 2011 | 20”x6” / hand stitched, “proper” leather glove hiding an unspeakable wound ∞ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104178226-BCC9OHDVX5F7VXBRDD3T/4-yr-old+detail3-lo.jpg embedded garments https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557104217844-TZ94V7A9ZTBPG623P1JQ/embedded-entrance-lo.jpg embedded garments Entrance | 2010 | 34”x524” | deconstructed vintage adolescent’s dress, hand stitched collage https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557517151610-AEGCKGF0TUWGD7697TWI/handstitched-field-light-nelsonI_1-o.jpg embedded garments - Gallery I This series focuses on light and movement. Hand dyed silk threads, densely hand stitched, reflect light according to varying angles — the reflection of light changes as one moves in the viewing area so that the fields shimmer. The spirits of the field are represented by simple transparent swaths of fabric, often buried in stitches — barely there, always there. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557517157964-K2E7WF7DX7UE0NOYPYP7/handstitch-mark-pattern-nelson-2.jpg embedded garments - Gallery II The mark of a single stitch repeated thousands of times creates its own open field. Pattern and pattern variation animate the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557517177388-FQLSUAKDVJAONVGMVDY0/handstitched-textural-nelson-3.jpg embedded garments - Gallery III Highly textured, hand stitched collages incorporate a number of non-textile materials . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557517203856-UCVXJOEJ42ZFNSM9X3WK/handstitched-transparent-air-nelson-4.jpg embedded garments - Gallery IV Transparent collage of hand dyed silk organza, overlayed with overall hand stitched patterns to create sense of spirit and atmosphere. Silk thread, hand dyed https://www.carolynnelsonart.com/new-page daily 0.75 2019-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ccb55064d87117cc1d5a716/1557264062078-3NKCBNFV7IK4DYLAGB3D/thread.jpg New Page