Behind the Scenes With Cayce Zavaglia and Her Astonishingly Lifelike Embroidery Portraits

Back in 2011 we first posted about Cayce Zavaglia, the St. Louis-based artist who embroiders astonishingly lifelike portraits by hand. Zavaglia has since created quite a few more embroideries, and has recently joined Instagram. She is also the subject of a 2012 mini documentary, “Cayce Zavaglia | Portrait and Process.”

Astonishingly Lifelike Embroidery Portraits by Cayce Zavaglia

Astonishingly Lifelike Embroidery Portraits by Cayce Zavaglia

Astonishingly Lifelike Embroidery Portraits by Cayce Zavaglia

Astonishingly Lifelike Embroidery Portraits by Cayce Zavaglia

Astonishingly Lifelike Embroidery Portraits by Cayce Zavaglia

photos via Cayce Zavaglia

via Hi-Fructose

E.D.W. Lynch
E.D.W. Lynch

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