[{"id":274072895577,"handle":"all","title":"All","updated_at":"2025-04-26T16:30:21-04:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2023-11-13T18:21:33-05:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"1"},{"column":"title","relation":"contains","condition":"Gift Card"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":272629465177,"handle":"butterfly","title":"BUTTERFLY","updated_at":"2025-04-26T16:30:36-04:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2023-08-04T09:19:15-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"collection-landing","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"swarm"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2024-07-09T10:18:11-04:00","alt":"BUTTERFLY - Stephen Wilson Studio","width":1800,"height":1797,"src":"\/\/www.stephenwilsonstudio.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/butterfly-977313.jpg?v=1720534691"}},{"id":272885088345,"handle":"new-ablums-homepage-collection","title":"In Stock Albums","updated_at":"2025-04-24T13:09:36-04:00","body_html":"I spent months sourcing vintage record albums and created dozens of prototypes before finally designing these pieces. I hand-selected each album then set out to embroider them. To make the art, each thread must be hand-digitized using digital drawing tools on a scan of the actual album as a backdrop. Every stitch is drawn by hand, one at a time. The embroidery process itself is the most interesting and has to be seen to believe. Each album cover is embroidered directly through the actual paper sleev The albums take up to 8 hours to embroider and can contain over 200,000 stitches. Each of the albums comes with a signed certificate and is framed in acrylic and measures 12\" x 12\" x 2\".","published_at":"2023-09-11T10:41:27-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"album-collection","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Albums"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"},{"column":"variant_price","relation":"less_than","condition":"2001.00"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":272889217113,"handle":"individual-albums","title":"Individual Albums","updated_at":"2025-04-16T10:30:18-04:00","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI spent months sourcing vintage record albums and created dozens of prototypes before finally designing these pieces. I hand-selected each album then set out to embroider them. To make the art, each thread must be hand-digitized using digital drawing tools on a scan of the actual album as a backdrop. Every stitch is drawn by hand, one at a time. The embroidery process itself is the most interesting and has to be seen to believe. Each album cover is embroidered directly through the actual paper sleev The albums take up to 8 hours to embroider and can contain over 200,000 stitches. Each of the albums comes with a signed certificate and is framed in acrylic and measures 12\" x 12\" x 2\". \u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2023-09-12T09:33:52-04:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"album-collection","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Albums"},{"column":"variant_price","relation":"less_than","condition":"2001.00"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2024-11-17T23:30:08-05:00","alt":"Individual Albums - Stephen Wilson Studio","width":1000,"height":1000,"src":"\/\/www.stephenwilsonstudio.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/individual-albums-206352.jpg?v=1731904209"}},{"id":261187076185,"handle":"albums","title":"The Album Series","updated_at":"2025-04-24T13:09:36-04:00","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMy work has always been about the medium of fabric and thread and how far I can push those in both conventional and unconventional methods. Since the conventional use of thread and embroidery has been seen in wearables, fashion has always been a major influence in my work. In addition to fashion, music has always been a leading influence in my life and for my work. I grew up in the 1970’s and music was all about record albums. This was before the Internet, iPods, CDs, or streaming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI remember the way the albums used to feel, reading through the liner notes and mostly admiring the art of the album itself. Album covers themselves were my first art installations. I would display them, show my friends and change them based on my mood or something I just purchased. This was the inspiration behind this series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI spent months sourcing vintage record albums and created dozens of prototypes before finally designing these pieces. I hand-selected each album then set out to embroider them. To make the art, each thread must be hand-digitized using digital drawing tools on a scan of the actual album as a backdrop. Every stitch is drawn by hand, one at a time. The embroidery process itself is the most interesting and has to be seen to believe. Each album cover is embroidered directly through the actual paper sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe albums take up to 8 hours to embroider and can contain over 200,000 stitches. The series is created and designed to be hung together so you can add to your installation wall as you discover new pieces I create. Each of the albums comes with a signed certificate and is framed in acrylic and measures 12\" x 12\" x 2\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*Please note all albums are made to order, for availability and shipping times please contact the studio at \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"mailto:studio@stephenwilsonstudio.com\" class=\"autolinked\" data-behavior=\"truncate\" data-mce-href=\"mailto:studio@stephenwilsonstudio.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estudio@stephenwilsonstudio.com\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eAll sales are final.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-04T17:03:22-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Albums"},{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2024-07-09T10:18:39-04:00","alt":"The Album Series - Stephen Wilson Studio","width":1094,"height":1567,"src":"\/\/www.stephenwilsonstudio.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/the-album-series-573594.jpg?v=1720534720"}}]
Embroidery stitched directly through a vinyl record sleeve.
12x12x2 inches, framed in acrylic.
Most of the albums in this series were based on albums that I had purchased in my youth, a few are newer but all of the vintage titles are pieces I actually purchased. Depeche Mode’s Violator is one of those. This album came out in 1990 and while I was defiantly into hard rock I was also heavily into alternative music, U2, Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode, KMFDM, Bauhaus, Echo and the Bunnymen. So much good music came out in the late 80’s early 90’s. Violator's cover art features a red rose over a black background with their logo in the center. Since the album is predominantly black I decided to embroider a large scale floral pattern in the background in a textured black cashmere yarn. I then embroidered the rose in three colors of yarn as well. The contrast between the cardboard and the yarn creates a great amount of dimension. The logo was created as a patch and applied at the end.
The albums take up to 8 hours to embroider and can contain over 200,000 stitches. The series is created and designed to be hung together so you can add to your installation wall as you discover new pieces I create. Each of the albums comes with a signed certificate and is framed in acrylic and measures 12" x 12" x 2".
