Kelly Mead

I am inspired by the human form and how identity, character and experience can be conveyed with just a glance. My work merges traditional hand stitching with digital techniques. Starting with photos, sketches and digital manipulation, I create a intricate pattern for each piece. These are transformed through embroidery, painting and printing, which allow me to explore portraiture’s evolving role in a techonology-driven world and to express the human stories that fascinate me.