I have always been a very tactile person, and I am drawn to art I can touch much more than I am to purely visual work. Embroidery is such a deliciously sensory medium, with many thousands of threads coming together to make shapes and textures. I discovered an extremely talented embroidery artist the other day: Lorena Marañon. Her use of color is joyous, as is her ability to craft precise, intricate and truly unique designs.
Born in Cuba, Marañon is inspired by the landscapes she saw growing up: ocean, rivers and lush plants. She founded her textile line in 2009 and continues to collaborate with other textile artists and explore new materials and techniques. You can learn more about Marañon and find more of her beautiful pillows, embroidered jewelry and other textiles here.
{All images via Lorena Marañon}