"Undertow"
10" x 15"
Hand sewn glass beads, hand embroidery and acrylic paint on linen.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Current & Up Coming Exhibitions
links to other Karin Birch stuff
Available Work
About the Artist
- Karin Birch
- has been using hand embroidery and hand stitched beadwork combined with acrylic paint as a medium for Art making for twenty years. The act of hand stitching thread and beads is a slow and repetitive process that affords the space for uninterrupted thought. The act of painting is spontaneous, in the moment, physical movement. Combining these two opposite states gives form to endless exploration in to the mystery of being. I work intuitively, mining personal experiences, energy, movement, nature and the occasional external interruptions of politics. I use this medium of minutiae as a practice for connecting with the vastness.
Links to Articles about Karin's Work
links to Reviews of Karin Birch's work
- "Extreme Embroidery @ MAD" White Hot Magazine of Contemporary Art (Feb 08)
- "Pricked: Extreme Embroidery" Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot (Winter 2007/2008)
- "Painting with Thread" The Purl Bee (March 07)
- "2006 International Fiber Biennial" PaMdora's Box (April 06)
- "Seeds: Energy Born of Opposites", Washington Post Review (Dec. 05)
- "Divine Synthesis" The Philadelphia Inquirer (Feb 05)
- " Art that Works" Washington Post Review (Jan. 05)
- "Delicious Garden" at MAP, Baltimore City Paper (June 02)
Links to related Reviews
- "Not Your Grandma's Needle Work", Smithsonian.com (April/08)
- "Art: Stretching 'fiber' to the max", Philadelphia Inquirer (March 08)
- "Fiber Art in growth Mode", Philadelphia Inquirer (March 08)
- "Pricked: Extreme Embroidery" Art News (Feb.08)
- "MOMA has no Monopoly on Art" the Wall Street Journal (Feb 14, 08)
- "Pricked" American Craft Magazine (Feb/March08)
- "Pricked" Studio International, UK (Jan. 08)
- "Pricked" New York Times Review (Jan. 08)
- "Pricked" Village Voice (Nov. 07)
- "Pricked" Greenjeans, blog (Dec. 07)
links to more work
Work in Public/ Private Collections
Solo Exhibitions
Select Group Exhibitions