Queen, A Day at the Races
Queen, A Day at the Races
SKU:Queen, A Day at the Races
Embroidery stitched directly through a vinyl record sleeve.
12x12x2 inches, framed in acrylic.
Queen’s album, A Day at the Races, was released following their hugely successful, A Night at the Opera. Both of those albums featured slightly different crests designed by the band, one on a black background and one on white. I had been debating which one to create first. However, a commission solved the dilemma for me and the work for A Day at the Races was begun. I started by creating a wallpaper background that consisted of geometric lines and crowns. I stitched the crowns in tonal black yarn to create a tufted raised effect. I then stitched the elaborate crest, which consists of lions, fairies, a crab and a phoenix as a patch. The crest alone has over 75,000 hand placed stitches in it. The crest and typography were mounted onto the album last.
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ABOUT THE WORK
UP-CYCLING
Designed and crafted with a modern eye and luxurious up-cycled materials. These reimagined pieces have their own unique style.
EMBROIDERY
An exquisite blend of hand-digitized embroidery, collage and assemblage goes into each and every piece.
FRAMING
Pieces are framed in clear acrylic ready for display and presented in luxurious packaging.
STUDIO
Each piece is signed and numbered to ensure authenticity and uniqueness, then carefully shipped directly from our studio in Charlotte, NC.