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Using a vibrant array of real flowers and foliage, North Yorkshire-based artist () designs intricate embroideries that explode with natural colors and textures. The artist embraces experimentation at a large scale, challenging the traditionally more intimate surfaces of embroidery.
In addition to blooms and leaves, Prinku has recently focused on branches in a new series called Graft. Using primarily silver birch, she describes the works as “a reference to the horticultural process of transferring twigs from one setting to another but also a nod to the slang meaning of ‘hard work’—it takes a lot of time and patience!”
Prinku’s embroideries are currently on view in a group exhibition at in London through November 18, and a piece selected for the SCAF Emerging Artist Award is on view until January at . She is currently working toward a major exhibition for in the Cotswolds next year. Find more on her , and follow her on for updates.
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