punch-needle embroidery by adrienna matzeg conjures memories of summer road trips

threaded compositions by Adrienna Matzeg depict summer scenes

The Scenic Route presents six new punch-needle embroidery works by Toronto-based textile artist Adrienna Matzeg. Inspired by summer road trips along the East Coast, the collection explores visual and sensory elements associated with travel. The works depict moments such as roadside stops, shifting horizons at dusk, and the glow of neon signs in compositions using vividly colored threads. Matzeg integrates photography and textile techniques to develop her punch-needle embroidery compositions.

At The Lookoff | all images courtesy of Adrienna Matzeg

Vivid colors and shapes compose Scenic Route embroidery series

Textile artist Adrienna Matzeg’s series examines the relationship between place and memory, reducing subjects to abstracted colors and shapes that evoke recollections of past travel experiences. The strong fiber art traditions of Eastern Canada’s Maritimes region also inform the connection between material and narrative in the works. Matzeg’s artistic practice spans analog and digital processes, including weaving, screen printing, and photographic techniques. The Scenic Route collection expands the artist’s exploration of textiles as a medium for storytelling.

punch-needle embroidery captures the essence of summer road trips | The Afterglow

Adrienna Matzeg’s textile work transforms travel memories into vivid compositions | Open

the series weaves travel memories into thread and texture | Lighthouse Route

embroidery captures fleeting travel moments in vibrant textile compositions | Catch of the Day

neon signs and fading daylight are recreated through punch-needle embroidery | Lick-A-Treat

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Catch of the Day

Catch of the Day

Catch of the Day

Open

Open

Lick-A-Treat

The Afterglow

The Afterglow

At The Lookoff

At The Lookoff

Lighthouse Route

process

process

Adrienna Matzeg

project info:

name: The Scenic Route
artist: Adrienna Matzeg | @adriennamatzeg

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom