Volcanoes and meteors are some of the recent subjects stitched together by embroidery artist Ankie Vytopil.

These hoops from The Dopeler Effect Etsy store aren’t your grandmother’s embroidery hoops.  

Cells by Laura Katherine McMillan

McMillan on her project:

I began this series of embroideries as a way to fuse my background studies in anatomy and kinesiology with my passion for textile art. Revisiting old text books brought back not just information I would have to memorize for its function but a wealth of beautiful imagery. I began to see the cells as a series of intricate textures and shapes.

Creating this series made me think about how our view of something as merely functional can overshadow its inherent beauty.

The work of Matthew Cox. On his work:

Redefinition motivates me to create my embroidered x-rays. The stark clash of two such divergent materials, cloth and plastic, is the simple catalyst. One tactile and labor intensive, the other technical, and quickly a finished product. There’s a wide historical context, one ancient, decorative, and artisanal, the other contemporary and devoid of aesthetic intention. By simply placing one of these materials on top of the other the understood purpose of each is redefined…