Embroidered Birds By Paulina Bartnik

WORDS Lindi Brownell Meiring

The intricately detailed embroidered bird brooches, made by Polish artist Paulina Bartnik, look almost as good as the real thing.

Inspired by nature, Paulina starts each of her designs with a piece of wool. Using a dry felt technique, she prods the wool with a needle to create the necessary surface she needs to start. Using another needle, she then paints the surface before finishing each piece off embroidering by hand.

Browse the gallery above to view a few of our favourites.

To get in touch with the artist, visit her Etsy shop online.

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