Wednesday Work: John Thomas Paradiso

After it took me weeks to finish the requested 'flaming tiger' sweatshirt embroidery project last year, I decided to take a hiatus for the sake of my needle-pricked fingers, (I know, get a thimble!,) I've recently been looking to pick up a new embroidery project, and yesterday I happened onto some fine manly inspiration: (Greg in D.C., this one's for you:)

So, what do you get when you cross pornographic inspiration with needlecraft? A lil' bit of explicit male sexual exploration with a grandma's touch, that's what. How interesting! John, you have touched our hearts and minds with this part of your artist's statement:
"The work is a statement about my experience navigating a sex-positive lifestyle among a prevalence of sex-negative messages."


John Thomas Paradiso has a studio in Washington D.C. His work explores male sexuality and intimacy.
Read more about John's work here.


To Get your own embroidery project on, check out this book by the beloved Jenny Hart:

Embroidered Effects: Projects and Patterns to Inspire Your Stitching (Sublime Stitching)