the wound.

I mentioned the work of Erin Endicott awhile back as she was the winner of the best in show prize at the Fiber Art International. We have since become online friendlies and I get reminded of her gorgeous work often. So I figured it was about time to properly feature her here on the bird.


Erin makes truly beautiful embroidered work about healing, the same theme that brought me to embroidery as an artist. Her works are called Healing Sutras- sutra being defined as:

To stitch; a thread or line that holds things together.

Erin works to bind together woman of the past to women of the future, celebrating our common wounds.

Her use of thin thread and strong color is essential to the power of the work.


I find it interesting that she uses found linens cut into to the shape of a dress rather than a found dress and would be curious of her intentions and motivations here... and wonder if she will always do this or how her work will grow and change.

She has a poem of sorts on her website that I am utterly in love with read it here... but here is a tidbit to inspire you

Stitches, like words

The story grows
Lines graceful, unfurling
Drawing with thread
The Healing begins