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.
"Moondance is on of the most iconic albums of all time. I grew up with my parents playing this album as well as all of the songs constantly being played on FM radio. 50 years later the album is still amazing. The album cover features a series of portraits of Van Morrison in sepia toned colors. Since the cover consists of mainly portraits with a simple title block I decide to use wool thread in a photo stitch style. The portrait was created with over 100,000 tiny stitches in over 30 layers of color. My goal was to recreate these emotional photos in thread and the end result is stunning. The title bar was created as a patch and mounted onto the album as the final step." – Stephen Wilson
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