Sculptural Embroideries by Meredith Woolnough!

Image Courtesy of Meridith Woolnough

These fabulous, textured embroidery art pieces by Newscastle based artist Meredith Woolnough are fantastic inspiration as wayfinding features in residential aged care facilities. Read our review of her work below.

Depicting a range of organic shapes each elaborately crafted work is drawn through free-motion embroidery which involves using the most basic stitches on a sewing machine and moving a swath of water-soluble material around the needle! Once the form is complete, Woolnough dissolves the fabric base to expose the delicate, mesh-like structure created.

From swirls of eucalyptus leaves to perfectly round coral, Woolnough’s works is inspired largely by nature. No matter the size, each piece contrasts thick lines with fine, sparse patches to give the leaves or rocky formations shape. 

Alongside her practice, Woolnough teaches a range of workshops and released a book titled Organic Embroidery in 2018. You can also view her smaller works in a group exhibition on the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney website and see her fascinating design process on her website here.

Being both visually pleasing and tactile, we anticipate Woolnough’s art being included in many unique spaces.

Take a look at some of the many pieces from her extraordinary collection below.