danielle clough embroiders flowers into vintage rackets

danielle clough embroiders flowers into vintage rackets
all images courtesy of danielle clough

using colorful thread and vintage rackets, cape town-based artist danielle clough forms vibrant floral compositions interwoven between the mesh of nylon cord. flora and fauna — from a bouquet of red tulips to a pink-toned rose — are delineated in fabric fibers, carefully laced through the racket’s waffle-like configuration. rendered with detail and shading, each of the botanical weavings interact in some way with the sports gear they are situated on, by either matching the hue of the handle or the color of the laminated wood frame. the series continues clough’s work with hyperrealistic embroidered compositions, and brings together two disparate elements and ideas into an elegant art object.

a bundle of red tulips are interwoven into the mesh racket 

a large rose has been carefully strung into the net of the tennis equipment 

a spectrum of colors adds a realistic quality to the flower illustration 

a vibrant sunflower is woven into a tennis racket 

the blue flower matches the handle of the vintage gear 

a pink rose is carefully interwoven into the center of the net 

clough’s medium is colorful thread, which she uses to weave detailed and vibrant compositions 

[h/t] this is colossal