Aerial embroidery with a message - in pictures


  • A collection of embroidery works by Canadian artist Danielle Currie whose work is inspired by satellite images of the ocean. Photo: Danielle Currie
    A collection of embroidery works by Canadian artist Danielle Currie whose work is inspired by satellite images of the ocean. Photo: Danielle Currie
  • Danielle Currie's swirling designs are absorbing, gently provoking thought on the uniqueness of our waters. Photo: Danielle Currie
    Danielle Currie's swirling designs are absorbing, gently provoking thought on the uniqueness of our waters. Photo: Danielle Currie
  • Cascading swirls in myriad shades of blue, green and the occasional brown characterise Danielle Currie’s embroidery art. Photo: Danielle Currie
    Cascading swirls in myriad shades of blue, green and the occasional brown characterise Danielle Currie’s embroidery art. Photo: Danielle Currie
  • Danielle Currie says she enjoys looking at satellite imagery and maps for inspiration. Photo: Danielle Currie
    Danielle Currie says she enjoys looking at satellite imagery and maps for inspiration. Photo: Danielle Currie
  • Indian embroidery artist Diti Baruah finds inspiration in her home state of Assam, in north-east India. Photo: Diti Baruah
    Indian embroidery artist Diti Baruah finds inspiration in her home state of Assam, in north-east India. Photo: Diti Baruah
  • Dawki in Meghalaya, north-east India, by Diti Baruah. Photo: Diti Baruah
    Dawki in Meghalaya, north-east India, by Diti Baruah. Photo: Diti Baruah
  • The Dzuko valley on the border of Manipur and Nagaland in north-east India. Photo: Diti Baruah
    The Dzuko valley on the border of Manipur and Nagaland in north-east India. Photo: Diti Baruah
  • A krisnachora tree by Diti Baruah. Photo: Diti Baruah
    A krisnachora tree by Diti Baruah. Photo: Diti Baruah
  • Lohit town in Arunachal Pradesh. Photo: Diti Baruah
    Lohit town in Arunachal Pradesh. Photo: Diti Baruah
  • A view of Margherita town in Assam, India. Photo: Diti Baruah
    A view of Margherita town in Assam, India. Photo: Diti Baruah
  • Chandubi Lake in Assam, India. Photo: Diti Baruah
    Chandubi Lake in Assam, India. Photo: Diti Baruah
  • Franklin Park in Boston by Clara Bowe. Photo: Clara Bowe
    Franklin Park in Boston by Clara Bowe. Photo: Clara Bowe
  • Central Park in New York City by Clara Bowe. Photo: Clara Bowe
    Central Park in New York City by Clara Bowe. Photo: Clara Bowe
  • Californian artists Ashley Victoria Owen with some of her work. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
    Californian artists Ashley Victoria Owen with some of her work. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
  • Ashley Victoria Owen weaves messages about sustainability into her work. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
    Ashley Victoria Owen weaves messages about sustainability into her work. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
  • Owen's 'early spring forest'. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
    Owen's 'early spring forest'. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
  • Black swallow tail eggs. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
    Black swallow tail eggs. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
  • Mountainscapes with forest lakes. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
    Mountainscapes with forest lakes. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
  • A metal pendant featuring a corpse flower and fungi by Ashley Victoria Owen. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen
    A metal pendant featuring a corpse flower and fungi by Ashley Victoria Owen. Photo: Ashley Victoria Owen