Sol Kesseler Embroiders Wonderful Portraits

Sol Kesseler, also known as bugambilo, uses embroidery to create mesmerizing male portraits and combine them with bold geometric patterns. On her Instagram, she shows her work progress from ink drawings to the final product.

At her exhibitions, the audience is allowed and encouraged to touch the artworks. “For me, it is important to incorporate touch, because when I embroider, I use my hands. The final piece is visual, but I like the viewer to have the sensation that I have in the studio. Having a thread in my hands is a very nice feeling. It can transport you to memories of very intimate moments, such as recalling soft fabrics used for baby bedding. And viewers are not accustomed to touching the art,” Kesseler explains in an interview for Alana J. Coates.

Kesseler studied Fine Arts and specialized in painting, but switched to embroidery as her main artistic outlet over time. She created an online course Creation of embroidered portraits in which you can learn more about embroidery and how to do it yourself.

Scroll down to see her work.

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