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Michelle Forsyth

Michelle Forsyth’s work has taken a dramatic turn lately with regards to style and subject matter. The new series entitled Dark Watercolors & Weavings combines watercolor and colored pencil on paper, along with some hand stitching. They are gorgeous and intense and full of hyperfocused detail.


Dark Watercolor 004, 2012 (detail above) – in progress

The dark greys and blacks of the watercolors set the stage for the precise lines of the colored pencil on top. The hand stitching gives the pieces even more dimension and a tactile quality. To simplify it and call it fabric-like is almost demeaning since the pieces are achieved through meticulous attention to detail and a whole lot of patience.


Dark Watercolor 003, 2011


Dark Watercolor 003 (detail), 2011


Dark Watercolor 005, 2012 – in progress


Dark Watercolor 005 (detail), 2012 – in progress


Dark Watercolor 006, 2012


Dark Watercolor 009, 2012


Dark Watercolor 009 (detail), 2012


Dark Watercolor 011, 2012


Dark Watercolor 012, 2012


Michelle in studio

Photos by Michelle Forsyth and K. Baum.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.