Using a sewing machine and thread in the manner of brush and paint, Malin Lager meticulously stitches images with colored threads over a pieced fabric background. The finished works are stretched and mounted.
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Malin with her piece, Gerd
Emelie II, 2010, 14 ½ x 20 inches | 37 x 51 cm
Emelie I, 2013, 39 x 34 inches | 99 x 86 cm
Emelie I, details
Gerd, 2011, 34 x 41 ½ inches | 86 x 105 cm
Ola, 2011, 36 x 39 ½ inches | 91 x 100 cm
Ola, detail
Maria, 2011, 34 ½ x 40 inches | 88 x 102 cm
Sun Energy, 1998, 79 x 98 inches | 200 x 250 cm
Sun Energy, details
Lichen, 1999, 59 x 59 inches | 150 x 150 cm
Lichen, details
Lustrous Reflections of Venice, 1997, 71 x 148 inches | 180 x 375 cm
Lustrous Reflections of Venice, detail
Rattlesnake Grass, 2013, 19 ¾ x 29 ½ inches | 50 x 75 cm
Panel from triptych, The Inner and Outer Light, 2007, 58 x 126 inches | 147 x 320 cm
All images © Malin Lager 2015