A St. Louis Artist Turns Embroidery into Art

St. Louis-based artist Cayce Zavaglia creates portraits. But these aren’t just any portraits. Zavagalia takes your grandmother’s needle and thread and makes art. Stitch by stitch she creates embroidered portraits that are photorealistic and impressionistic. Drawing obvious comparisons to Van Gogh, this short documentary shows the creative process behind Zavaglia’s work, and why the artist is drawn to embroidery over painting.