Shaun Kardinal

Alteration no. 32, hand-embroidered postcard, 6 x 4 inches

Alteration no. 46, 4 x 6 inches

Continuing a previous series…

I made this set for an exhibition in London, still attempting to do something different with each card.

Alteration no. 39, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 38, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 40, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 36, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 31, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 45, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 35, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 41, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 43, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 33, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 44, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches

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Catalog of 57 hand-embroidered vintage postcards generated by in 2011. 36 pages, 80# stock, perfect-bound, 8-1/4 x 5-1/4 inches.

Alterations. Catalog containing all 57 embroidered postcards generated in 2011.

Hand-embroidered catalog page, 8 x 9-1/2 inches

Obviously I had to make at least one Death Star after the last series.

This one’s a gift for my co-conspirator and good friend Troy Gua, who loves the Star Wars.

Many Moons, hand-embroidered catalog pages, 16 x 9-1/2 inches.

A while back I came across this Hasselblad catalog, full of photos taken by astronauts during the late 60s Apollo missions.

Discovering it, tucked away in the back of one of my favorite antique treasure stores, I felt an immediate draw. Surely my love of Hasselblad’s cameras contributed to this, but there was a certain nostalgia I felt as well, even though I was born long after the events captured. I knew for certain that I had to take it home with me, that I would find a purpose for it within my work.

Moon No. 1, 8 x 9-1/2 inches

For many months (moons), the catalog sat in a drawer. Every time I saw it, I felt that same compelling draw. Then, a few months ago, I awoke with the idea you see here.

Moon No. 5, 7-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches

The series was exhibited in full at Seattle Weekly’s Artopia.

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Alteration no. 1, hand-embroidered postcard, 9-1/2 x 4-1/2 inches

A thirty-postcard experiment.

This series was made for my one-night exhibition with Erin Frost at Vignettes. In addition to our collaborative series (i/ii/iii), we each altered a large batch of existing materials. I chose to work exclusively with embroidery on vintage postcards, allowing for no two repeating patterns.

Alteration no. 9, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 12, 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 8, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 10, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 24, 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 inches

Alteration no. 4, 6 x 4 inches

Alteration no. 3, 6 x 4 inches

I have never attempted a project like this one. Along with Erin’s 26 piece batch, it made for one hell of a wall!

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