diane meyer

Yes, fine, I am absolutely dating myself by loving these pieces so much. In fact that could very well be my first grade class {ok, it’s not, but it totally could be}. This is the work of Los Angeles based artist Diane Meyer. I wrote about her in 2013 but this ongoing series, titled “TIME SPENT THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE FORGOTTEN”, is just too good not to follow-up on…

“In the series, cross stitch embroidery has been sewn directly into family photographs. The images are broken down and reformed through the embroidery into a hand-sewn pixel structure. As areas of the image are concealed by the embroidery, small, seemingly trivial details emerge while the larger picture and context are erased. I am interested in the disjunct between actual experience and photographic representation and photography’s ability to supplant memory. By borrowing the visual language of digital imaging with an analog process, a connection is made between forgetting and digital file corruption. The tactility of the pieces also references the growing trend of photos remaining primarily digital- stored on cell phones and hard drives, but rarely printed out into a tangible object.”

Brilliant, nostalgic, lovely. I have to go find my Raggedy Ann doll now.






comments (3)

  1. Kirsten Nunez /// 01.31.2018 /// 9:38am

    As someone who also stitches on photos, I ADORE these. She got the colors spot on!

    And now I miss my old Raggedy Ann doll, too.

  2. Miranda Crooks /// 02.05.2018 /// 11:03pm

    Love these! So well done Diane

  3. Jennifer David /// 12.29.2018 /// 12:47am

    An absolutely wonderful piece of work on cross stitch embroidery. I would give it a try too!







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