Mary Carlisle Surreal Floral Embroidery Art – Vintage Portrait Mixed Media Textile | Handmade Fiber Art Wall Hanging

Description

This original mixed media embroidery transforms a vintage portrait of wholesome ingénue Mary Carlisle into a quietly surreal composition—one that blurs the line between body and environment.

Emerging from a richly textured, hand-stitched vessel, a figure appears partially submerged, her form dissolving into thread. From within, two embroidered flowers extend upward—delicate, skeletal, and slightly exaggerated. They don’t feel placed—they feel grown.

The contrast between the dense, sculptural stitching below and the airy, almost fragile linework of the flowers creates a visual tension: weight and lightness, containment and expansion, body and bloom.

Rather than preserving the original image, this piece intervenes—reshaping it into something more ambiguous, more alive. A moment suspended between beauty and transformation.

 

Details

• Original mixed media textile artwork
• Vintage image printed on cotton fabric
• Hand embroidery (textured and line stitching)
• Raised, sculptural stitch work forming vessel
• Mounted in oval wooden embroidery hoop
• Ready to hang

 

Dimensions

• Hoop size: approx. 8″ x 5″
• Lightweight and wall-ready

 

Made to Order

Each piece is handmade to order. Variations in stitching and texture ensure every work is one of a kind. Ships within 7 days. If you’re interested in a different color, please email me.

 

Perfect For

• Collectors of surreal and conceptual art
• Floral art lovers with a modern edge
• Vintage photography enthusiasts
• Fiber art collectors and gallery walls

 

 

Not arranged. Not held.
Grown.