Our guest this week is Mercedes Bowyer of Rogue Needlepoint and the show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Mercedes learned needlepoint from her grandmother but it “didn’t stick.” When the pandemic hit, she had time on her hands and wanted to quit smoking. Needlepoint kept her hands busy, she kicked the nicotine habit, and a needle-art career emerged. She likes to stitch scenes and painted canvases didn’t excite her so she decided to use rough pencil outlines of photographs and teach herself to interpret the elements with threads and stitches. The result has been a series of successes that have found their way into several juried exhibitions. While creating her needleart, she also tackled the American Needlepoint Guild Master Needle Artist program. Shortly after we recorded this show, she received notice that she had successfully completed the rigorous program. Congratulations, Mercedes! After you enjoy listening to the show, take a few minutes to visit her website and her Instagram account to enjoy her needle art.–Gary
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