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About the Artist

My stitches tell a narrative about the fragility of our world using birds, plants, and figures as subjects. I choose a fragile medium of embroidery to emphasize its delicateness, as well as a medium in which the connection of hand and material are constant. Whether I am using a freehand machine or hand stitching, my hands are guiding and manipulating thread and fabric. My process begins with my ink drawings from observation or photographic references. I translate the ink with the stitched line. Color and form are added with overlaying threads, fabric, or felt. I get very excited about finding vintage and up-cycled fabrics that have scenes that my subjects can interact with to tell their story. I am drawn to overlay and transparency leading me to experiment with a variety of fabrics from felt to organza.

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Selected Works

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Three Healing Graces

Freehand Machine and hand embroidery

23" x 23" x 2"

Three Healing Graces

Freehand Machine and hand embroidery

23" x 23" x 2"

The Guardians

fiber

24" x 23" x 2"

The Guardians

fiber

24" x 23" x 2"

Three Earth Graces

Freehand Machine and Hand embroidery

23" x 23" x 2"

Three Earth Graces

Freehand Machine and Hand embroidery

23" x 23" x 2"

Lost in Collaboration

freehand machine stitch and felt appliqué on toile fabric

18" x 18" x 1"

Lost in Collaboration

freehand machine stitch and felt appliqué on toile fabric

18" x 18" x 1"

Three Healing Graces

Freehand Machine and hand embroidery

23" x 23" x 2"

Three Healing Graces

Freehand Machine and hand embroidery

23" x 23" x 2"

The Guardians

fiber

24" x 23" x 2"

The Guardians

fiber

24" x 23" x 2"

Three Earth Graces

Freehand Machine and Hand embroidery

23" x 23" x 2"

Three Earth Graces

Freehand Machine and Hand embroidery

23" x 23" x 2"

Lost in Collaboration

freehand machine stitch and felt appliqué on toile fabric

18" x 18" x 1"

Lost in Collaboration

freehand machine stitch and felt appliqué on toile fabric

18" x 18" x 1"

Jennifer McBrien - Festival Artists - Tephra ICA
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