Stitching Everyday America: Hand Embroidery with Sharona Cantor

About the speaker:

Sharona Cantor is a textile and embroidery artist whose work explores memory, narrative, and the tactile language of cloth. Working with needle, thread, and layered surface techniques, she creates detailed, labor‑intensive pieces that blur the line between drawing, stitch, and moving image, often using repetition and pattern to evoke time, emotion, and lived experience. Her practice reflects a deep attention to the process: every mark is built slowly, by hand, inviting viewers to experience not only an image, but the accumulation of countless small decisions. Through her Delicate Flowerz Embroidery brand, she brings this sensibility into custom garments, accessories, and collaborative projects that combine film, video, and embroidery to tell visual stories.

Cantor's embroideries draw from both traditional textile practices and contemporary art, asking how domestic handwork, historical techniques, and fine art can speak to each other today. She often incorporates elements of home spaces, personal archives, celebrations, and everyday objects, transforming them into intricate works that feel both intimate and expansive. In addition to her studio practice, she shares her knowledge of textiles and handwork through teaching, public talks, and collaborations with other makers. Sharona offers workshops where she introduces beginners to embroidery as an accessible, relaxing way to make something by hand. As a teacher, she focuses on building confidence in new makers, sharing practical skills while also encouraging participants to draw on their own stories and experiences. Across her embroidery, video collaborations, and teaching, Sharona highlights embroidery as a living craft that connects people, preserves personal histories, and celebrates everyday American life.

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