I still remember the way it felt to run my fingers over the raised threads of the embroidery on the pillows of my childhood bed.  The bright orange and yellow flowers had been sewn by hand by my mother who would later teach me how to embroider and sew in the first grade.  I loved those pillows.

 

The embroidery used in this series pays homage to my Mom and her passing down this craft to me.  The content of the work is based on my continued fascination with, what I refer to as, “wedding culture.”  Illustrations are created based on wedding iconography such as engagement rings, cake toppers, and flowers and transferred and embroidered onto vintage pillowcases.  I chose vintage pillowcases as my canvas because of their intimate relationships to strangers.  Portions of the patterns on the pillowcases are also embroidered and incorporated into the composition.

 

Amy attended Kent State University where she earned her BA in Art Education in 2004.  She has shown in various venues throughout the triangle over the past eight years.  She has illustrated many coloring books including The ABCs of NC.  She is currently working on her first children’s book about a Boston Terrier with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.