Janine Heschl: Textile Wildlife Art

Textile Wildlife Artist Janine Heschl shares her life in fabric and threads. Janine creates photo realistic portraits of animals using free-motion machine embroidery, and an exceptional eye for detail, light, colour and texture. And even more amazing, Janine is entirely self-taught. Along with the beautiful portraits runs a deep passion for nature, wildlife and our world, and with her needle, Janine speaks out for creatures that can't speak for themselves. Susan Weeks chats with Janine about: Organising an exhibition for Jane Goodall Institute Creating the 'Wounda' chimpanzee portrait for Jane Goodall Institute fundraising Can we try too hard to create perfection? Connecting humans and nature with thread Why Janine bought a sewing machine, and what happened next! Do what you love everyday Selecting thread colours Reaching emotions and inspiring action through art The secret to stitching realistic hair and fur Failure should be embraced, particularly by artists The challenge of making yourself 'do' art And so much more! Episode Show Notes, Links & Examples of Janine's work at https://www.stitcherystories.com/janineheschl Visit: https://www.textilewildlifeart.com/ Look: https://www.instagram.com/textile_wildlife_art Like: https://www.facebook.com/textilewildlifeart/ Call For Art: https://janegoodall.at/call-for-art-ivism_en/ Call For Art Enquiries: [email protected]   Other links & people mentioned: The Story of Wounda The Chimpanzee http://news.janegoodall.org/2017/11/21/tchimpounga-chimpanzee-of-the-month-wounda/ United Nations Global Assessment Report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/may/06/human-society-under-urgent-threat-loss-earth-natural-life-un-report