Portraits of the artists and writers
Each portrait in this series is drawn and hand stitched into repurposed cotton hand dyed with avocado skins and stones. The dye process takes two to three days, hass avocado skins produce a dark tannin colour, and the stones of avocados blush with a pinky peachy hue. The process yields variation in colour hue across the fabric and no two dye batches are the same, I work towards zero or low waste cutting and frame portraits with or without glass. Free shipping within Aotearoa.
Anni Albers, 2022,
$460
Portrait of Anni Albers from a 1968 photograph attributed to Arnold Newman. Anni Albers is framed and behind glass, frame size is 270mmw x 350mmh.
Embroidery thread on repurposed textile hand dyed with avocado skins and stones. Last image is closest to true fabric colour.
Free shipping within Aotearoa.
To purchase: angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
Louise Bourgeois, 2022,
$460
Portrait of Louise Bourgeois, from a Robert Mapplethorpe photograph. Louise Bourgeois is framed and behind glass, frame size is 328mmw x 450mmh.
Pencil and embroidery thread on repurposed textile hand dyed with avocado skins and stones.
Free shipping within Aotearoa.
To purchase: angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
Lee Miller, 2022.
$560
Portrait of Lee Miller from a Man Ray photograph. Lee Miller is framed and behind glass, frame size is 428mmw x 526mmh, $560, free shipping within Aotearoa.
Pencil and embroidery thread on repurposed textile hand dyed with avocado skins and stones.
Free shipping within Aotearoa.
To purchase: angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
Dora Maar, 2022.
$560
Portrait of Dora Maar from a Man Ray photograph. Dora Maar is framed and behind glass, frame size is 507mmh x 505mmw, $560, free shipping within Aotearoa.
Pencil and embroidery thread on repurposed textile hand dyed with avocado skins and stones.
Free shipping within Aotearoa.
To purchase: angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
Fantasy Cheerleader, 2022.
$2250
A finalist in Changing Threads 2022, Fantasy Cheerleader is a stitched selfie taken during the first 2020 covid lockdown. Professionally framed, measuring 785mmh x 635mmw, $2250. Collection or shipping to be arranged.
Pencil and embroidery thread on repurposed textile hand dyed with avocado skins and stones.
To purchase: angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
Selfie with teacup, 2023.
$2250
A finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award – Painting & Drawing 2023, Selfie with teacup is a stitched selfie taken in response to research in to historical portraiture and symbolism. Hung as a 3D banner, measuring 920 mmw x 1120 mmh, $2250. Collection or shipping to be arranged.
Pencil and embroidery thread on repurposed textile hand dyed with avocado skins and stones.
To purchase: angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
Stitch drawings
Each work in this series is drawn and hand stitched into repurposed cotton hand dyed with avocado skins and stones or natural indigo. The dye process takes two to three days, hass avocado skins produce a dark tannin colour, and the stones of avocados blush with a pinky peachy hue. The process yields variation in colour hue across the fabric and no two dye batches are the same. Indigo dye process also reveals colour variation across the fabric in response to time and number of dye bath dips.
I work towards zero or low waste cutting and stretch works on boards or frames without glass. Free shipping within Aotearoa.
Golden Oyster (On the smallness of things), 2022.
$380 **SOLD**
Winner of ‘Best Round’ in the Craig’s Aspiring Art Prize 2023,
Golden Oyster (On the smallness of things), a ‘drawing in stitch’. The image embroidered in the textile is a drawing of one of many shells I collected with my nana Joy while we walked beaches together in the 1980s. My nana Joy valued these shells so much she preserved them in jars, my process of documenting objects of significance via drawing and stitch continues the story, and embeds them in my memory. Found textile dyed with avocado skins and seeds, pencil, embroidery thread.
400mm
To purchase: angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
Gift from the sea, Janthina janthina, 2023.
$290
From Wish you were here, group exhibition. The image embroidered in the textile is a drawing of Janthina janthina, a remarkable ocean going mollusc that washes up most often on our west coast beaches.
Found textile dyed with natural indigo, pencil, embroidery thread.
310mm square, 40mm deep frame.
To purchase: angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
Gift from the sea Astraea heliotropium, 2023
$290
From Wish you were here, group exhibition. The image embroidered in the textile is a drawing of Astraea heliotropium, a remarkable ocean going mollusc that washes up most often on our west coast beaches.
Found textile dyed with avocado skins and seeds, pencil, embroidery thread.
310mm square, 40mm deep frame.
To purchase: angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
T&C’s
Each art work is an original one of a kind work made by Angela Rowe.
Working with repurposed textiles means variation in texture and colour is natural and framing textile works behind UV proof glass is recommended.
Payment by online transfer or cash on collection.
Free Shipping with in Aotearoa for selected works.
Want to know more? Curious about another work? Send me an email, angeladawnrowe@gmail.com
Angela Rowe 