Textile Artist Kathrin Marchenko Creates Monet-Inspired Embroidery Piece

Textile artist Kathrin Marchenko has produced a new large-scale embroidery work titled 'Nymphéas Beyond,' inspired by Claude Monet's garden and water lily paintings. The piece measures 110 by 280 centimeters (approximately 3.6 by 9.2 feet) and is stitched onto framed tulle using multiple yarns in various colors and textures to achieve an impressionistic effect. Marchenko's process involved creating a small garden at home for immersion and visiting Monet's garden in France to study light and forms. The artwork represents her ongoing exploration of embroidery as a painterly medium, where threads function like brushstrokes. The creation took several weeks, with Marchenko noting the gradual transformation from delicate stitches to a rich surface as particularly rewarding. She offers an online course for those interested in learning embroidery techniques. The work is documented on her Instagram account and website.