10 New Super Sick Carpets By Bev Hisey

You may not want Anthrax anywhere near or in your home, but if it's an area rug by Bev Hisey of the same name, you may change your mind.


above: Hisey's Anthrax rug (above image courtesy of mocoloco)

As part of Toronto based textile designer Bev Hisey's large collection, these hand tufted wool carpets emulate magnified infections, viruses and bacteria.




Named the 'Dirty Dishes' collection (as in petri dishes), the ten individual carpets are three dimensional, colorful wool renderings of Cholera, Botulism, Acinobacter, Anthrax, SARS, The flu, Anthrax, Strep, HIV and E.coli.

Cholera:

Botulism (that's what is in Botox):

Anthrax:

Acinobacter:

Streptococcus:

SARS:

Influenza:

HIV:

E. coli:


Bev Hisey has a large and beautiful collection of carpets, runners and cushions. In varied styles and materials, be sure to them all at her site here.

Bev Hisey
1066 Dundas Street West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6J 1W8
tel: 416 703 3418 fax: 416 703 2771

Stitchwitchery By Aubrey Longley-Cook. Sew Cool.

Talented young embroiderer Aubrey Longley-Cook ( who turns 24 tomorrow.. Happy Birthday Aubrey!!!) writes a blog from Atlanta, Georgia named Spool Spectrum on which he posts his own handiwork along with some fabulous textile work from other artists and some kitschy finds. He also sells some of his unique embroidery, each framed in a wood hoop, in a store of the same name as his blog on etsy.


above: Front and back of "Rex"

A self-proclaimed fan of cartoons, animation, cassettes and mix tapes, he is bringing embroidery a long way from its stereotype as a Granny craft.

This particular series of his fun "Stichwitchery" caught my eye:

Undead Thoroughbred:

Coop Spook:

Croaker:

Elephantom:


And more of his other wonderful pieces:

Make A Wish ( a series of embroidered Dragon balls):

Midas:

City In The Trees:

group Duel:

It's In Our Fingerprints:


Baal's Brass Band (embroidery on found fabric):


In addition to his embroidery shown above, he hand stitches cards, and creates many other interesting pieces of textile art.


above: Aubrey Longley-Cook

Check out his blog, Spool Spectrum and his etsy store. I, for one, look forward to seeing more of his work.