Fabric relief illustrations by Salley Mavor

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Fabric relief illustration by Salley Mavor

Fabric relief illustrations by Salley Mavor will take you back to a time in your childhood when it was still possible to be an independent, imaginative child who roamed the neighborhood and woods with abandon. There is a magic in childhood and Salley captures it in the most enchanting manner with her beautiful works. American artist of applied art has had a life-long fascination with little things and needlework. Studying at the Rhode Island School of Design, she rediscovered her childhood delight in sewing and creating miniature scenes. The craftswoman herself named her technique Fabric Relief 35 years ago. She works in her home studio on Cape Cod, in Falmouth, Massachusetts.

Fabric relief illustration by Salley Mavor

Salley Mavor describes herself as a 21st century needlewoman who is constantly discovering new ways to sew different materials together. Her work is decorative and detailed, full of patterns from nature and found objects, all stitched by hand with a needle and thread. The original fabric relief sculptures are photographed and used to illustrate children’s books, including the award-winning Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes. Original illustrations from Pocketful of Posies have been touring the country since the book’s publication in 2010. Her how-to book, Felt Wee Folk: Enchanting Projects is still being discovered, after more than 11 years in print. The follow-up edition, Felt Wee Folk: New Adventures is scheduled to come out in the spring of 2015.