Self-taught embroidery artist Katerina Marchenko uses hoops (and occasionally entire walls) to embroider remarkable three-dimensional-looking patterns and portraits. I find her hand and eye studies particularly compelling.

Marchenko also had a very successful collaboration with mixed-media artist Artashes Sardarian. The mashup starts with a blend of broken vintage plates, partially joined together using kintsugi, then further connected with Marchenko’s embroidery. The results are very interesting and good intentioned, too!

“From brokenness to beauty: just like these plates, even shattered souls can be mended with the gold of kindness.” Artashes Sardarian

You can follow Katerina Marchenko’s amazing work on her website and on Instagram and Etsy. You can also check out more of Artashes Sardarian’s interesting work on Instagram.