I’m starting off the week by sharing a new obsession: the work of Stephen Campbell, who is known for his hand-stitched and drawn illustrations. In an interview with Architects + Artisans last year, he explains his foray into stitching: “I remember my grandmother’s embroidered tea towels with classic imagery of Dutch girls or Scottie dogs. I was so amazed that my grandmother could draw with a needle and thread. Stitching for me was the perfect bridge between the childhood world of my grandmother and the simplicity of the line of my idols like Charles Schultz.”
Campbell’s clients include magazines and newspapers, as well brands such as Kate Spade and H&M. Stampa, a website that specializes in limited-edition affordable art, sells 11 of his prints. And you can bet that I’m already saving up for one of them!
{ Images from Illustration Division/Stephen Campbell }