Original needlepoint art

Contemporary needlepoint. Visual culture.

A slow process of creative translation, made with passion, dedication and imagination. These needlepoint pieces are stitched by hand onto mesh canvas, in a way that resembles pixels. It differs from traditional tapestry woven on a loom, with a warp and weft. The size of the stitches (resembling pixels) is determined by the mesh hole size and the relative thickness of wool being used. Some works are finely stitched, others are more textural, chunky and architectural.

All of Natalie’s works are originals, mostly designed from her own photographs. She enlarges the designs to the required finished size, draws the outline of the main motifs onto the canvas, then stitches the patterns in a freestyle manner, without charting or graphic the pattern. Individual flourishes and variations are added as part of the creative process.

Hand stitching is a slow, relaxing process that allows Natalie to feel connected to the visual culture and heritage of the site of origin that inspired her work.