Food-inspired art experienced somewhat of a boom in recent years, and we’ve seen artists from many different spheres explore it in their own way. Youmeng Liu is using the power of embroidery to stitch together food-inspired art pieces that look as delicious as the real thing.
Liu is the founder of Embroidery Code, who fell in love with this art form during a trip to Dali, China about a decade ago. The locals there introduced her to punch needle embroidery, the technique she still swears by today.
Unlike most punch needle artists, Liu doesn’t rely on felting, and she only uses silk and cotton threads to craft her show-stopping embroidery pieces.
“Every piece of artwork has been created using her newly developed 3D punch needle embroidery technique which combines the skill of hand embroidery, scissors sculpting, and an artistic eye. As a result, this gives the work a very realistic look,” she explains on her official website.
Liu could’ve easily explored any other subject, but opting for food wasn’t a coincidence. She’s a huge believer that every fruit, veggie, snack, and dish has its own character, and she wanted to challenge herself by capturing them in perfect detail, while also allowing us to explore our relationship with food and the feelings it awakens in us.
