The Blog

Cindy Hickok is a Houston based fiber artist that creates her paintings with thread (free motion sewing machine embroidery).  You can see a video profile of the artist at the end of this post.

I paint with thread.  I “paint” each day, with thread as my medium, the needle as my paintbrush, the sewing machine an extension of arm.  With foot on the pedal and tongue in the cheek, I create works that satisfy my desire to express life as I see it.  I stitch on water-soluble fabric, which is later dissolved leaving only the thread.

Inspiration comes from every direction.  I find ideas in novels and in the news; in daily conversations; from observations of others in everyday situations; and in current events and timely issues.  My journal is my constant companion, and I jot down possible titles and themes for new works.  I find that everyday frustrations become fodder for art: silent people in elevators, telephone conversations in public, gentle disagreements between spouses, misconstrued statements.