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Gallery: John Paradiso

Artist's embroidery explores gay life and leather pansies

John Paradiso

John Paradiso: February 2014. Hand-stitched thread on poly cotton acrylic wood hoop on wood panel.

John Paradiso: February, 2014. Hand-stitched thread on poly-cotton, acrylic, wood hoop on wood panel. 14 x 14 x 1 and half inch.

 

John Paradiso: Blue paisley, 2011. Hand-stitched thread on cotton with plastic hoop on wood-panel.

John Paradiso: Blue Paisley, 2011. Hand-stitched thread on cotton with plastic hoop on wood panel. 12 x 12 x 1 and a half inches.

 

John Paradiso: Pink leather pansies, 2015. Hand-stitched leather on wood hoop.

John Paradiso: Pink Leather Pansies, 2015. Hand-stitched thread on leather with wood hoop. 15 inch circumference.

 

John Paradiso: Pink Leather Pansies, 2016. Hand-stitched thread on leather with wood panel.

John Paradiso: Pink Leather Pansies, 2016. Hand-stitched thread on leather with wood hoop on wood panel. 12 x12 x 1 and a half inches.

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