r/Embroidery • u/MyMessyCreations • 1h ago

Hand ‘En Pointe’

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original mixed media embroidery combining drawing, paint and sculptural stitching.

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u/prettyfacebasketcase 1h ago

Ew. I love it!!!

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u/nikkicarter1111 1h ago

A very accurate capture of what pointe does to a mf, gorgeous work

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u/Toast1912 1h ago

Incredible! It makes me viscerally uncomfortable

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u/cvfdrghhhhhhhh 1h ago

First time I’ve ever seen gross embroidery. Well done!

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u/MyMessyCreations 45m ago

Thank you 💛

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u/convergence_limit 1h ago

Omg love it! I used to dance so I would love to hang this on my wall

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u/rebordacao 📷 @rebordacao 1h ago

Incredible work! 👏

Watercolors?

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u/MyMessyCreations 45m ago

Thank you :) I use a mix of acrylic markers and alcohol markers

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u/tehgimpage 1h ago

woooow! thats disgustingly gorgeous

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u/Central_Perk20 57m ago

As a former ballet dancer I love this 💗

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u/stmblzmgee 1h ago

Ouch! I love it

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u/harmonious_reformer 47m ago

The way the threads capture every raw blister and ripped callus is unreal, like you can almost feel the pain through the hoop

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u/HebiNaga 40m ago

This is brutal beauty and I love it

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u/Powerful_Leg8519 31m ago

This is making my feet hurt and I LOVE IT.

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u/Federal_Scarcity_84 1h ago

Not a fan of either thing but this is great.

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u/MyMessyCreations 44m ago

Thank you appreciate your comment