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Embroidered Moving Blocks Art Installation

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Stefanie Girard Moving Blocks Art Installation

I share a lot of fun things that other people make, today I want to share with you an art installation piece that I recently exhibited. It is made up of over 150 fabric covered (recycled) wood blocks. About half of them have embroidered quotes and words on them. They are mounted on coated galvanized metal and I move them around to create different arrangements. Here are 5 arrangements and some close-ups of a few of the blocks. If you want to see all the embroidery you can pop over to the hashtag #stefanieembroiders on my Instagram @stefanielgirard. I am constantly making more and creating new arrangements so feel free to follow them!

In each photo I held my fingers indicating what number the arrangement was.

Let me know which one is your favorite!

Or if you have a good quote or word you think deserves to be embroidered.

Close-ups:

Embroidered word art moving blocks Stefanie Girard

 

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  2. this is so cool. 2 and 3 are my favorite. I can’t wait to check out your instagram.

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