Words By Charlie Mackesy

Painted these two tiny things (each the size of a bridge playing card, about 88mm x 56mm).

Inspired by traditional sashiko stitching. Sashiko is a Japanese hand-stitching technique. The basic technique is a small running stitch that follows the grain of the fabric.

'Connection'

11 September 2018 A birthday present for my friend.

“Woman and Tree Branches”

A mixed media figure - combining hand embroidery on linen using cotton threads with various papers and acrylic paint. Measures: 21cm x 24.7cm

A small stream flows through a grassy green field.

@tamembro

Whenever I look at the ocean, I always want to talk to people, but when I'm talking to people, I always want to look at the ocean.

📖 'Hear the Wind Song', Haruki Murakami

---------------------------------

"Message in a bottle"

Hand-stitched on used tea bag

/ /

/ / the in betweens / /

some days are just like that

not totally here not completely there

all is fine but nothing is good

you stop, you wonder

you move on

embroidered figure

“Whisper the Words”

a visual journal (7 August 2018)

'small streams and solitude'

hand embroidered with stranded cotton threads on linen; 19cm x 17cm

— tamembro, 2021