The Coded Embroidery Series is an experimental process that intertwines handmade analogue fluidity with the on-off nature of digital systems through presenting computer software and aesthetics as needlework to explore commonality between seemingly opposites and to experiment with alternative applications of methods and material usage.
ASCII ART, also see BLACKWORK EMBROIDERY

Standing back, you get the picture; up close it is a different story.

The LED display connects the on-off actions of digital systems with analogue movement by depicting the path my needle took in creating each character. The red LEDs represent the stitches on the front of the canvas, the blue on the back.