Shaun Kardinal / Postcards

Postcards

Connotations, 2012

Connotation no. 3. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 11 x 11 inches.

This new series takes a leap from the minimalist compositions made last year.

Simply embroidering postcards alone, I was able to achieve a wide array of compositions–but ultimately I wanted to work bigger and try more elaborate patterns and shapes with the thread. First, I needed larger imagery, which, most notably in this series, I found in the beautiful pages of 1950s LIFE magazines. A long-time fascination with radial compositions and mandalas led to these radiating layers of geometric collage.

Connotation no. 2. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 11 x 11 inches.

Unlike most of my previous embroidered works, which were designed and punctured from the back (almost arbitrarily in relation to the imagery the thread would overlay), these layered pieces required a lot of attention paid to every element, in order to keep things lined up and symmetrical.

Connotation no. 26. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 11-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches.

Connotation no. 5. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 11 x 11 inches.

Connotation no. 13. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 9 x 9 inches.

Connotation no. 14. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 9 x 9 inches.

Connotation no. 8. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 9 x 9 inches.

Connotation no. 9. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 9 x 9 inches.

Connotation no. 27. Hand-embroidered paper collage, 12 x 12 inches.

I enjoyed distorting and juxtaposing these mid-century images. It was a challenging series, and I’m looking forward to creating more in this style.

This series debuted in a solo exhibition at Joe Bar in April, 2012. Available works in the shop!

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Conformations, 2011

Conformation No. 7. Hand-embroidered oversize postcard, 9 x 6 inches.

A series created for my new shop!

I am very excited to launch a new online shop, featuring this series of nine new oversize postcards.

Conformation No. 2. Hand-embroidered oversize postcard, 9 x 6 inches.

Conformation No. 6. Hand-embroidered oversize postcard, 9 x 6 inches.

Conformation No. 3. Hand-embroidered oversize postcard, 9 x 6 inches.

Conformation No. 8. Hand-embroidered oversize postcard, 9 x 6 inches.

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Alteration No. 47, 2011

Hand-embroidered panoramic postcard, 9 x 3 inches.

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Further Alterations, 2011

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

Book available in the shop! Only $15!

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.

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Alterations, 2011

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.