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.
"Tattoo you was the first Rolling Stones album that I purchased and it is still one of my favorites. Start me up is probably still my favorite Rolling Stones song. This album started as a special commission, it was an album that my friend's father had left her when he passed away. She wanted to commemorate it as a piece of art. The imagery is an illustration of a tattooed woman with full face tattoos. I started by adding red glitter appliqué to the background and silver glitter appliqué as the face. I then stitched over 100,000 stitches on top of the fabric appliqués to complete the face. The glitter of the fabrics really add to the glamour of this piece." – Stephen Wilson
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