Framed size 12"W x 12"H x2"D acrylic box
Stephen Wilson expertly crafts extraordinary and timeless designs using sustainable materials. Each art piece embarks on a journey, starting with an up-cycled luxury bag, box, silk scarf, or album. Wilson meticulously creates a bespoke embroidery design, delicately intertwining every stitch by hand.
The album series begins with a vintage album sleeve, which serves as the foundation for intricate designs created with a variety of techniques such as yarn embroidery and photorealistic embroidery. Each album is carefully embroidered with over 200,000 stitches, taking more than 8 hours to complete. Upon completion, the album is adorned with embroidered patches and other decorative objects, making each one truly unique.
"A classic Bob Marley and the Wailers album that features a stylized illustration of him over a burlap background with the iconic red, gold and green lettering. I wanted this album to have depth and texture so I decided to use real burlap as a background and stitch Bob Marley on top of that. Once the burlap was appliquéd to the album I used three different satin appliqués for the figure and then sticker about 20 colors of rayon thread on top of the appliqué to give the form its detail. The lettering was stitched last, directly through the burlap." – Stephen Wilson
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