I'm always amazed by people who have turned their hobby into a life-long passion, especially when they clearly have a true talent for it. That's exactly what Chloe Giordano, an embroiderer, and illustrator from Oxford, England is doing.
She's already becoming famous for her intricate and delicate embroidered animals that are so realistic you won't believe your eyes. Now see for yourself.
This looks almost animated to me. It's like the animal is about to jump off of this piece.
This is called "needle painting" and I think the name is quite appropriate because it truly does resemble a real painting to me.
And as it turns out it's because she often uses dead animals as inspiration.
“I find the sadness combined with how peaceful they often look endlessly interesting.” Wow.
To do what she is capable to do with a needlepoint is truly remarkable.
That way, she's able to blend colors and “paint” with strings.
She uses freehand for her designs and dyes her own fabrics.
She has since worked with a variety of clients such as Penguin, Vintage Books, Bloomsbury, Liberty, and others.
It will be available in September 2019. You can already pre-order it on various sites like Amazon.
She seems like a person who puts all her heart and soul into her work and it shows.
It's a collection of nursery rhymes you can read to your children.
But I bet for Chloe, it's a piece of cake.
How adorable is this?
I've never seen intricate embroidery work quite like this before. I would love to see her in action.
