Chris Roberts-Antieau has consistently been a pioneer of machine embroidery. Her main body of work, which she calls “fabric paintings'', are highly sophisticated tapestries created in her signature style of fabric appliqué and intricate embroidery, crafted on a simple Bernina sewing machine. Antieau’s subject matter ranges from joyfully candid cultural commentary depicting unbelievable true stories (such as James Brown’s Funeral: And The Tragic Aftermath) to more personal reflections on nature, perception, reality and truth. Antieau further explores her interests through sculpture and installation, creating elaborate dollhouses of famous murder scenes and elegant gowns embroidered with birds of prey eviscerating small animals.
Overall clean and friendly environment! The dress in the window was very eye catching!
October 2024
One of our favorite stops during our trip! Chris is a true artist and technician, and the pieces were staggering to see in person. It’s a breath of fresh air in the middle of a lot of tourist trap art shops in the French quarter as well. Great sale’s rep too! We really enjoyed our stop.
April 2024
Beautiful! It was wonderful to see fiber arts at such an artistic and creative level. I wish there had been prints or postcards available because the artwork was out of my price range and I would have liked a small momento to take home.
