Embroidery

Shot on Location in American and European museums, couture houses and private collections.

“Perfectly beautiful. I am honored to have been apart of it!”
– Anne Wardwell, Curator of Textiles, Cleveland Museum of Art.

Objective: Showcase mind-boggling craft and connoisseurship of the best embroidery in the world.

Strategy: on location in France to shoot the 12th century Bayuex Tapestry. Profile the exquisite embroidery collections at Hampton Court Palace outside London. Document the re-creation of the velvet and ermine coronation robes of Napoleon in Paris. Explore the ateliers of Parisian couture embroidery workshops. As you go, interview those who keep, conserve and create these unbelievably intricate and gorgeous treasures.