Shaun Kardinal

80 hand-embroidered vintage postcards, pushpins and yarn, 16 x 4’

An 80-piece installation for Bumbershoot

I was invited to include work in Found and Unbound, an exhibition featuring artists who repurpose found objects in their work. Originally I was asked to create a small set of embroidered postcards, but after completing a satisfying 42 piece series earlier this year and also wanting to work more with installation, I decided to up the ante a bit. In just a few weeks, I sewed up 66 new postcards; in a single six hour session, the work seemed to just fall on the wall with precise ease. I am very pleased with the result. The project may have destroyed my wrist, but it also may be the most satisfying thing I’ve made for a wall yet. The whole series of cards and other works are available in the shop. See the install larger on the blog.

Alteration No. 110

Alteration No. 109

Alteration No. 66

Alteration No. 67

Alteration No. 68

Alteration No. 72

Alteration No. 73

Alteration No. 74

Alteration No. 79

Alteration No. 81

Alteration No. 84

Alteration No. 85

Alteration No. 113

Alteration No. 112

Alteration No. 111

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Coordination No. 20. Hand-embroidered vintage postcard, 6 x 4 inches.

A new series in which patterns and colors immerse themselves into their monochromatic surroundings

Showing at SOIL Gallery through May and available now in the shop!

Coordination No. 32

Coordination No. 33

Coordination No. 34

Coordination No. 7

Coordination No. 3

Coordination No. 42

Coordination No. 36

Coordination No. 24

Coordination No. 25

Installation view at SOIL Gallery

Anchoring the series on the wall are a few pushpin & yarn pieces which also attempt to blend in…

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Connotation No. 29. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 11 x 11 inches.

Continuing with two different series for a show at Cairo, Seattle

Included in the show is a new batch of my hand-embroidered collage series, Connotations…

Connotation No. 38. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 13-1/2 x 13-1/2 inches.

Connotation No. 30. Hand-embroidered paper, 9 x 9 inches.

Connotation No. 31. 9 x 9 inches.

Connotation No. 33. 8-1/2 x 8-1/2 inches.

Connotation No. 34. 9 x 9 inches.

Connotation No. 36. 9 x 9 inches.

Connotation No. 37. 9 x 9 inches.

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Set of 18 hand-embroidered mini-postcards, 3-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches each.

A new series made just for the shop!

I picked up this set of vintage mini postcards (Souvenir Views – World’s Greatest Bridges: San Francisco by Stanley A. Piltz Company) while visiting San Francisco last month. It was an interesting challenge working with such a small surface area, and a lot of fun–especially after the last series of bigger and much more elaborately planned out pieces… which are now also available in the shop!

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