Sew Wanderlust
How could he now teach his friends that amazing moment either? What memory would you take? Far from letting herself be won over by the catastrophic – for the majority – situation, she opted for Look for solutions . It had been a while since she had taken a liking to the embroideries and since then, he always carried with her a small "survival kit" with the basic material: a hoop, a piece of cloth, scissors and lots of colored threads that this time became her salvation. She got to work and, in just over two hours, she had finished remembering her.
But the story does not end there. She liked her experience so much that, from that moment, she began to portray monuments and landscapes in the form of embroidery that she visited. Since Singapore (where she resides) to London, via Amsterdam, Rome, or Paris . In her social networks they encouraged her. And she followed her adventures by Hanoi, Seoul, Prague, Venice and more corners of Australia. She realized that she liked capturing moments like that, enjoying the process and focus on details that almost always go unnoticed by the camera. And from there his series was born 'Sew Wanderlust'.
Big Ben like you've never seen it
Paris more chic than ever
rome with hands
Teresa explains to Traveler that she takes him between two and three hours finish each scene. “ I stay there during all the time. It makes no sense to take a photo and go to the hotel to finish. I want to use my eyes as if they were a camera , and my hands to capture the moment”. She learned the technique in a short course during her design studies. And although it may seem like a complicated task, she defends that is not difficult. “Once you learn the basics it's a matter of practice and explore new possibilities ”. Often, she first makes a drawing directly on the canvas and she adjusts to correct.
The artist acknowledges that the most complicated work to do was the Holocaust Memorial, in Berlin, “for its repeated geometric shapes hard to transfer to fabric. In that case, moreover, it was very cold and my hands hurt . It was almost impossible to sew with frozen hands!” And the weather is another difficulty. "I remember that she was in Beijing embroidering the Great Wall China and the sun beat down on me. It was hard to work like this. Also, a lot of people came to talk to me to see the process and comment on what I was doing.” But she takes it well, "it's part of the experience," she explains.
One of his hardest jobs
The geometry challenge
And although some might think that embroidery is an old-fashioned technique and that few are interested, the truth is that today it is again a trend and significant amounts are paid for certain jobs. In fact, Teresa has collaborated on projects of this type for brands such as Gucci or Singapore Airlines. But their Sew Wanderlust are currently not for sale.
For those of you who want to follow her, she tells us that her next destination is again Tokyo , and that your pending trip The Maldives. And since we talked to her, before finishing we ask her to recommend three essentials of her Singapore. Aim well: haji lane (a street far from the center full of colors and cool shops), Ann Siang Hill and look for good food in chomp chomp . We'll have to go.
a great collection
The artist in her studio