Month: March 2012

Opened book showing a black and white drawing of the cityscape with texts.

Embroidery as artist’s tool

The Fine Arts Library recently acquired a unique artist’s book made from fabric with decorations and text created exclusively through embroidery.  Candace Hicks is a Texas-based artist who elevates a common copy book by recreating it with stitchery.  Common threads (2011) is one of several sewn books Hicks has made in recent years. For more…