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

She gave the actor a “beautiful needlepoint pillow” and they’ve spoken over the phone about their favorite cop shows.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 22, 2024

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

When I entered Miss Volker’s living room she was standing in front .of the needlepoint map of Norvelt and looking over the small number of surviving original homesteaders.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos