Electric Muse – Hand Embroidered Vintage Portrait

Description

A vintage starlet becomes something otherworldly in this bold mixed-media embroidery.

This one-of-a-kind piece begins with a vintage photograph of a classic Hollywood beauty, transformed through vibrant hand embroidery. Bright turquoise stitches bloom across her eyes like surreal sunglasses or psychic energy, surrounded by clusters of colorful embroidered knots that feel like sparks of thought, dreams, or cosmic static.

The portrait is framed in a circular embroidery hoop bordered with rainbow glass beads, creating a jewel-like halo that contrasts dramatically with the monochrome photograph. The result is playful, hypnotic, and slightly rebellious—like a vintage film star stepping into a psychedelic dream.

Details

• Original mixed-media embroidery

• Vintage photograph with hand stitching

• Cotton fabric ground

• Glass bead embellishments

• Mounted in embroidery hoop

• 4.5″ wooden hoop