Cayce Zavaglia paints in wool and thread and silk. Her remarkable “renegade embroidery,” as she calls it, is done on Belgian linen from one of the 100 or more photographs she snaps of each subject before beginning her layered portrait works. (See video at the bottom of this post) Zavaglia, based in St. Louis, relies on her training as an artist for the hand-embroidered works. Lyons Wier Gallery features her at Art Miami next week.
Cayce Zavaglia | Portrait and Process from Garrett Zavaglia on Vimeo.
Categories: Textile Art
Canadian Art Junkie 
Amazing artwork!!!
LikeLike
Love the hairy B-side/backside of the portraits:) The unexpected images that emerge from the layered threads are charming.
LikeLike
That’s exactly what caught my attention, too, once I got used to the concept. Thanks.
LikeLike
Reblogged this on Fülig Jimmy and commented:
Szent ég! Varrva ‘fest’!
LikeLike
Thanks for the reblog, appreciated.
LikeLike
I just love her work. 🙂
LikeLike
I’d never seen it before, and I wholeheartedly agree.
LikeLike
I just have to scoop my jaw back up off my desk, take another look, and then another and another, keep replacing jaw . . . How do you go from paint to thread? Even if those were paint they’d be stunning, but to me they go beyond. How does she stay sane? This is one of the most amazing things I’ve seen in a long time. Thanks for the post!!
LikeLike
It’s so unusual and yet so familiar, as you say.
LikeLike