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Annie Arnold

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  • ART
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    • Needed Fabulousness
    • Your Life More Enviable
  • ABOUT
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Bemused by the narrative of narcissism so pervasive in social media culture,  I employ the iterative process of cross-stitch to make art that parallels, dissects, and explicates influencer culture, the pursuit of social currency, and its generational impact on our culture as a whole.  Additionally, this series challenges the relationship between time invested and meaningful output.

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  • Certificate of Achievement [travel, major cities], 2024, 
20 inches x 26 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, ribbon, and trim on canvas
  • Certificate of Achievement [travel, bucolic landscapes], 2024, 
20.75 inches x 26 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, ribbon, and trim on canvas
  • Certificate of Achievement [travel, nighttime kayak ride], 2024
, 21 inches x 27 inches
, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, ribbon, and trim on canvas
  • Certificate of Achievement [travel, dolphins], 2024
, 20.5 inches x 26.5 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, ribbon, and trim on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (science), 2022, 
37 inches x 41 inches
, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and trim on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? ((un)limited), 2023, 
34 inches x 55 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches and trim on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (cultural omnivores), 2023
53 inches x 47 inches
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim, and zippers on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (living proof), 2021
26.25 inches x 39 inches
Embroidery thread and trim on canvas
  • Detail. How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (living proof), 2021
26.25 inches x 39 inches
Embroidery thread and trim on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (self-optimization)”, 2023, 15 inches x 18 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, zipper and trim on canvas . Private collection.
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (twinning)”, 2021,
 Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim and zippers on canvas, 37 inches x 40 inches
  • Detail. “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (twinning)”, 2021,
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim and zippers on canvas, 37 inches x 40 inches
  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (semantics I and II), 2023, 15 inches x 26 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patch, zipper, and trim on canvas
  • “
How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (confidence)”, 2021, 
26 inches x 42 inches, 
Embroidery thread and trim on canvas
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (responsibility)” 2021, 22 inches x 18.5 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patch, zippers, and trim on canvas. Collection of the Soho House, Austin, TX.
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (modesty)” 2021, 22 inches x 20 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and trim on canvas. Collection of the Soho House, Austin, TX.
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (a get together), 2021
31 inches x 45 inches
Embroidery thread and embroidered patches on canvas
  • Detail. How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (a get together), 2021
31 inches x 45 inches
Embroidery thread and embroidered patches on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (continuity), 2021
52.5 inches x 48 inches
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and zipper on canvas
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (appropriate attire)”, 2020, 
51 inches x 50 inches
, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and zippers on canvas
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (etiquette)”, 2020, 
52 inches x 60 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim and zippers on canvas
  • Detail. “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (etiquette)”, 2020, 
52 inches x 60 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim and zippers on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (microtrends) 2022, 12 inches x 12 inches, Embroidery thread, zipper and trim on canvas

  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (average)”, 2023, 17 inches x 12 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches on backpack. Private collection.
  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (NYPL)”, 2023, 17 inches x 12 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, zipper and trim on canvas . Private collection via Instagram giveaway
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (science)”, 2022, 
37 inches x 41 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and trim on canvas;
  • Certificate of Achievement [travel, major cities], 2024, 
20 inches x 26 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, ribbon, and trim on canvas
  • Certificate of Achievement [travel, bucolic landscapes], 2024, 
20.75 inches x 26 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, ribbon, and trim on canvas
  • Certificate of Achievement [travel, nighttime kayak ride], 2024
, 21 inches x 27 inches
, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, ribbon, and trim on canvas
  • Certificate of Achievement [travel, dolphins], 2024
, 20.5 inches x 26.5 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, ribbon, and trim on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (science), 2022, 
37 inches x 41 inches
, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and trim on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? ((un)limited), 2023, 
34 inches x 55 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches and trim on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (cultural omnivores), 2023
53 inches x 47 inches
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim, and zippers on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (living proof), 2021
26.25 inches x 39 inches
Embroidery thread and trim on canvas
  • Detail. How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (living proof), 2021
26.25 inches x 39 inches
Embroidery thread and trim on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (self-optimization)”, 2023, 15 inches x 18 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, zipper and trim on canvas . Private collection.
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (twinning)”, 2021,
 Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim and zippers on canvas, 37 inches x 40 inches
  • Detail. “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (twinning)”, 2021,
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim and zippers on canvas, 37 inches x 40 inches
  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (semantics I and II), 2023, 15 inches x 26 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patch, zipper, and trim on canvas
  • “
How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (confidence)”, 2021, 
26 inches x 42 inches, 
Embroidery thread and trim on canvas
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (responsibility)” 2021, 22 inches x 18.5 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patch, zippers, and trim on canvas. Collection of the Soho House, Austin, TX.
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (modesty)” 2021, 22 inches x 20 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and trim on canvas. Collection of the Soho House, Austin, TX.
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (a get together), 2021
31 inches x 45 inches
Embroidery thread and embroidered patches on canvas
  • Detail. How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (a get together), 2021
31 inches x 45 inches
Embroidery thread and embroidered patches on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (continuity), 2021
52.5 inches x 48 inches
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and zipper on canvas
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (appropriate attire)”, 2020, 
51 inches x 50 inches
, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and zippers on canvas
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (etiquette)”, 2020, 
52 inches x 60 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim and zippers on canvas
  • Detail. “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (etiquette)”, 2020, 
52 inches x 60 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, trim and zippers on canvas
  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (microtrends) 2022, 12 inches x 12 inches, Embroidery thread, zipper and trim on canvas

  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (average)”, 2023, 17 inches x 12 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches on backpack. Private collection.
  • How can we get noticed if we are all doing the same thing? (NYPL)”, 2023, 17 inches x 12 inches, Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, zipper and trim on canvas . Private collection via Instagram giveaway
  • “How can we get noticed if we’re all doing the same thing? (science)”, 2022, 
37 inches x 41 inches, 
Embroidery thread, embroidered patches, and trim on canvas;

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