“I work on my art every day,” says Andrew Johnson. “Some days are more prolific than others!”

Inspired by nature, my cats, other artists, and emotions, Andrew’s pieces are a mixed-media of sorts. “I start a piece with an original sketch. I then use a stitch program to design them by placing one stitch at a time. With this technique I can create texture with density, layers and stitch direction. My sewing machines sew the design according to how I plotted each stitch. The initial process of building the design stitch by stitch can take up to eight hours. The average design has around 20,000 stitches in it.”

Local pick up is available in the Artclectic Gallery, 10/21-10/23.