Posts Tagged ‘custom’
Cynthia, Kaya and Marcus
January 5, 2014
2014 | Custom embroideries, Weaving Hand Residency | Tags: custom, custom embroidered portrait, Cynthia Alberto, embroidery, family, Iviva Olenick, kids, mother with children, portrait, watercolor, Weaving HandComments (0)
They Got Hitched!
September 14, 2012
2012 | Custom embroideries | Tags: art, Ben, congratulations, custom, embroidery, handmade, Iviva Olenick, Keren Moscovitch, Mirelle, Moscovitch, wedding marriageComments (0)
Family Portrait
June 26, 2012
In celebration of a 15th wedding anniversary, I created this family portrait, translating a snapshot into thread.
2012 | Custom embroideries | Tags: custom, embroidery, family portrait, Iviva Olenick, photo, snapshotComments (0)
Pocket Square Proposal
June 15, 2012
This story is one of my favorites. A friend asked me to recreate in embroidery a love note he’d written for his girlfriend and left on the bathroom mirror late one night. He gave me a handkerchief, and I set to work. The resulting piece became part of his proposal to her. They are now […]
2012 | Custom embroideries | Tags: commission, custom, embroidery, Iviva Olenick, love, marriage, proposal, weddingComments (0)
Newborn Welcome
May 30, 2012
Upon the birth of my oldest friend’s daughter, she asked me to make something to commemorate the occasion. I looked through all of the online photos of her new daughter, and found one to use as inspiration for an embroidery. The base fabric is an antique lace. I think it may have been a pillow […]
2012 | Custom embroideries | Tags: antique, birth, child, commission, custom, embroidery, fabric, Iviva Olenick, lace, newbornComments (0)
Amidst the Mists
April 30, 2012
Several years ago, my friend , Daniel Yuhas, and I traded artwork. He knits amazing animals. In fact, his book, “Knitting from the Center Out,” is now available for pre-order! Anyway, in exchange for a hand-knitted and stuffed octopus, I embroidered the below piece for him. He provided the quote. Congrats to Daniel on his […]
