All images © Yumi Okita
In vividly colored thread and textiles, imbues remarkably tactile and butterflies with lifelike features. The North Carolina-based artist designs each specimen to perch on its own delicate wire legs, and some of the larger creatures boast wing spans nearly 10 inches wide. Long fascinated by the natural world, she portrays the insects’ intricate detail, innate fragility, and sublime patterns in embroidery thread, faux fur, feathers, and layers of dyed fabric.
Okita often sells her sculptures in her shop and is currently exploring the theme of nature further in a series of botanical designs, which she has begun sharing on .
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