Leslie Horan Simon Overlapping ll 2020, rare breed felt, 15.5” x 19.5”.

Blog Post Tag: Applique

Member Spotlight: Leslie Horan Simon

October 28, 2020 5:00 am

This month’s member spotlight is Leslie Horan Simon. Leslie’s efforts to protect rare and endangered sheep breeds inspires her work and her focus on using carefully sourced wools. Leslie is based in New York City. My medium is wool. Not just any wool but that which comes from rare and endangered breeds of sheep. My …

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Following an Appliqué Trail Around the World

March 31, 2016 5:06 pm

Love textile travel? Connect to your inner adventurer via this story about the applique-driven journeys of artist Nell Sonnemann. Patricia Malarcher, esteemed former Surface Design Journal editor, has spent the last several years editing Sonnemann’s far-flung inquiry into varieties of applique. Check out the set of 12 travel journals she created to document a process – and a quirky and exceptional spirit….

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