yumi okita
Ok. Part of me is so in love with these textile moths {the colors, the patterns, the skilled technique required to make them}, but the other part of me… shudder! Yes, I have some major issues with flying things {there’s a story about a butterfly sanctuary in there, but that’s for another day.} Luckily these beauties, by North Carolina based artist Yumi Okita, can’t fly… RIGHT? Oh, and just so you have a sense of scale:
Lovely… but I am sooooo glad that’s not real. #sanctuaryflashback
OH my gosh, Stunning! So inspiring!
The most spectacular work of art! Beautiful, delicate, fragile, strong, and a little frightening, too. I love these! <3
I really hope Yumi is in a position to open her Etsy shop back up. These things are GORGEOUS!
Ooooooh, I want one!
These are absolutely breathtaking! I’m inspired to start embroidering again!
W O W amazing
I just love these. Imagine them as furry pets – much more cuddly and strokeable than birds. I wonder what sound they would make to communicate? Soft deep purr or just audible squeak? Hmmmmm
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So neato!
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[…] North Carolina-based artist Yumi Okita creates beautiful textile sculptures of months, butterflies, and other insects with various textiles and embroidery techniques. The pieces are quite large, measuring nearly a foot wide and contain other flourishes including painting, feathers, and artificial fur. You can many of her most recent pieces here. (via the Jealous Curator) […]
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[…] North Carolina-based artist Yumi Okita creates beautiful textile sculptures of months, butterflies, and other insects with various textiles and embroidery techniques. The pieces are quite large, measuring nearly a foot wide and contain other flourishes including painting, feathers, and artificial fur. You can many of her most recent pieces here. (via the Jealous Curator) […]
You can see her sold work on Etsy by clicking this link —
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/irohandbags/sold
[…] So these little creatures have been making their way around the web, and with good reason; they’re really neat! North Carolina-based artist Yumi Okita handcrafted these textile moths, using a combination of fabric, cotton, fake fur, embroidery thread, wire, feathers, and more to construct them. The colorful sculptures will fit in the palm of your hand and are available in Okita’s Etsy shop. Via The Jealous Curator. […]
I love these moths!!!! My husband and I just had the first book in a new series by Tor Books come out July 1…The Book is called ‘Unwept’, The series is namesd ‘Nightbirtds’. Tanks for the inspiration.
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I want one sooooooo badly. Stunning!! Thank you ever so much for all your hard work in finding the most awesome art.
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Ooohhh…amazing!!! they are so real!! and lovely!! 😉
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Moths are the most lovely unscary flying creatures…made of dust and not much else folks.
Just beautiful!
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[…] The wonderful fiber insects by Yumi Okita are beautiful! The one pictured on the left has the materials in the caption–hand painted fabric. Look how those colors blend into the next. The link above takes you to an Etsy store that’s on vacation, but that’s the only link I could find for her. Perhaps it’s closed because everything has been sold. By the way, love the logo for her store! I want one of these too! Other places to see her creations are here, here, and here. […]
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Plesse let me know where to get these! Thanxs
Yumi’s work is exquisite, and every time I see it I appreciate that each one is a true masterpiece!
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So beautiful! 🙂 Thank you for this amazing post! Also, I hope you don’t mind me sharing this on my own inspirations blog too.
not at all! thanks marta 🙂
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Stunning these! Have you seen Mister Finchs butterfly’s too?
http://www.mister-finch.com/
yes! so good!
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The handmade textile moths are beautiful – Have you seen the textile work of “Mister-Finch” I would love to create work like his. http://www.mister-finch.com/portfolio/
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[…] North Carolina-based artist Yumi Okita creates beautiful textile sculptures of months, butterflies, and other insects with various textiles and embroidery techniques. The pieces are quite large, measuring nearly a foot wide and contain other flourishes including painting, feathers, and artificial fur. You can many of her most recent pieces here. (via the Jealous Curator) […]
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[…] I have a thing for bugs…not all bugs I not particularly fond of roaches but many other bugs are beautiful and even spiders are very unusual and they eat Mosquitos…always a good thing… anyway these bugs are simply gorgeous… they are made from textiles and not all of them are bugs… so check it out think you will enjoy…TEXTILE BUGS. […]
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Are any of the moths for sale? Thanks
I have loved your work from a far. Do you ever sell pieces. Thanks
I have admired your work for a while now and would love to collect one or more of your moths – are they for sale? Thanks
Do you have pieces for sale. Truly beautiful. Thanks
I need one of these for my girlfriend.
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Are the moths done by hand? And what type of material do you use.