Step Into the Whimsical World of Kate Akatombo’s Creatures
To see more of Kate’s menagerie, follow @woodland.tale on Instagram. This feature is part of #MadeToCreate, a new series highlighting our community of entrepreneurs, makers and artisans on Instagram.
If there’s one thing Kate Akatombo (@woodland.tale) would like to make clear, it’s that she’s not living in a fairy tale, even if she spends her days making a menagerie of whimsical creatures. “If you ask Snow White if she’s in a fairy tale, I think she’d answer that she’s just living her life.” Which is exactly what the 32-year-old got down to doing after quitting her day job as a translator in Ukraine, her home country. “My grandmother taught me how to embroider when I was 6, and since then I’ve always tried to come back to it.” All of Kate’s creatures are sewn and embroidered by hand and made from natural materials, like linen and cotton. The results are bears, badgers, hedgehogs, elk, raccoons and families of foxes with perky noses, Mona Lisa smiles and plush limbs.
by via Instagram Blog
Posts
No comments: