needlepoint

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Diane Briones Williams’s textiles at Official Welcome inject international flair into Western art history by rendering traditional scenes—landscapes, still lifes and genre painings—in needlepoint, then adding elements that touch on the artist’s Filipino heritage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Inside Dorothy’s Kansan house, a once-shadowed frying pan on the wall now dangles front and center, as does a digitally added “Home Sweet Home” needlepoint nailed to the threshold.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025

The always provocative, usually salacious Sal Salandra devotes one half of his needlepoint, “What’s With the Smile Mona?” to an exquisite rendition of Leonardo’s masterpiece, depicted on the easel in the master’s messy studio.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

The two also became business partners, opening a needlepoint shop on the Upper East Side called 2 Needles.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

A needlepoint of Frau Elena’s snowy Alsatian village above the sink.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr