Her method of needle painting is what I aspire to, like Mical I find myself rebelling against the formal method of long & short and leaning more and more towards what I like to call staggered satin stitch or a series of stitches that blend and merge into each other. Although she does not technically use “ long & short stitch” to create her pieces she uses a series of straight, short stitches which mimic long & short and allow her greater flexibility in her stitched pieces. Mical’s use of colour, light and shadow is sublime. From the first day of service she secretly worked on a magical piece with dragons and fairies that she completed the day of her honorable discharge. Thread and cloth were affordable and small enough to hide in her army-issued Golda purse. During Mical’s uncompensated mandatory two year military service she escaped the brutality of military life by embroidering. She created her first original needlepoint at the age of fifteen, a violin cover for her talented musician boyfriend. “I do try to make them square,” she laughs, “Because it annoys my framer!” As often as not, the density of thread that builds across her heavily worked surfaces cause her diminutive works to twist or dip in one corner: evidence of the rich textures she painstakingly creates. She stitches with one thread at a time, often using old bed sheets as her base. I cannot concentrate on the next idea until what I am working on is completely finished.” Aloni’s embroidery technique is self-taught and simple.
“I work on one piece at a time, thinking that each is the one thing I will ever make. “A total monogamist” is how Mical Aloni describes her relationship to embroidery. In a feature article by Jessica Hemmings she states: So I am going to share with you some pictures of her work and links where you can get more information. Unfortunately her work is no longer featured online, am not sure if she is still doing it, and I have been unable to contact her for an interview. Mical stitched miniature pieces no bigger than 8 x 8 inches and these works were featured in several art galleries in the USA, magazines and newspaper articles and sold for an average of US$5000 a piece – I understand this was between 2003 – 2006.
Apologies for not having been in touch lately, I have not forgotten you but am working on a new book and the deadline is imminent, so forgive me if I dont post as often in the next few weeks.įor many years I have been fascinated with the work of Mical Aloni.
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