BANKNOTE EMBROIDERY AS POLITICAL ART

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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 15, April 11, 2021, Article 29

BANKNOTE EMBROIDERY AS POLITICAL ART

There are nearly as many forms of Money Art as there are Money Artists like my old friend J.S.G. Boggs. This article from The Guardian introduced me to something I hadn't heard of before - embroidered banknotes. Interesting concept. Here are some designs that caught my eye - see the complete article for more. -Editor

American artist Stacey Lee Webber has embroidered money for more than a decade. She started as a way to question the value of work by meticulously stitching patterns on to worthless one dollar bills. The latest incarnation – the Insurrection Bills – is a response to the US's febrile political climate.

Embroidered banknote $10 bricked White House

Embroidered banknote $10 fenced White House

Embroidered banknote $10 flaming White House

To read the complete article, see:
Banknote embroidery as political art – in pictures (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gallery/2021/apr/10/banknote-embroidery-as-political-art-in-pictures)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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