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Out of this world embroidery hoop art with combined polymer clay sculptures

Hoop art has always been popular on Creative Boom. You've been wowed by the delicate embroidery of Emillie Ferris and İrem Yazıcı. Now it's time to discover a talent who has taken things to a completely new level.

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Hand holding an embroidery hoop featuring a blue jellyfish with tentacles made from polymer clay and embroidered thread, adorned with small beads

Justyna Wolodkiewicz has combined polymer clay and embroidery to create an "Out of this World" series of hoop art; something she admits is fresh and even surprising to her.

The Polish artist is self-taught and explains her process: "The clay is baked in the oven before implementing. Then I compose thread colours and sculptures. When I design I try to make a deep connection between clay and thread. I want the thread go high and deep into the clay. I want it to grow roots into the fabric! In my process I'm inspired by colours. And I improvise a lot."

You can follow her latest alien creations on Instagram. Even better, you can purchase one of her amazing artworks via her Etsy shop.

Embroidered hoop art featuring a blue spiky polymer clay sculpture surrounded by radiating green and blue thread stitching with blue dots on a pale background
Embroidered hoop art featuring blue and turquoise thread with textured polymer clay sculptures of spiky alien-like creatures and dotted details on a cream fabric background
Circular wooden hoop art featuring green polymer clay cone trees, blue embroidered water, and green embroidered foliage on a cream fabric base
Embroidered hoop art featuring blue and green thread with yellow-green polymer clay spheres arranged in a constellation pattern against a lime-green fern design
Embroidered and clay hoop art featuring blue spheres, green textured shapes and pink elements against a light blue background, held up by a hand
Embroidery hoop featuring abstract blue and green creatures with white thread details, polymer clay sculpted elements and radiating stitch patterns on light blue fabric
Embroidery hoops containing baked polymer clay sculptures in blue, white and green tones with coloured thread stitched into the clay in Justyna Wolodkiewicz's Out of this World series
Embroidered hoop art featuring a spacecraft with a metallic studded dome hovering above blue and turquoise threads forming an alien landscape, with polymer clay elements integrated into the design
Three embroidery hoops featuring surreal eye designs created with coloured thread and polymer clay sculptures in pink, orange and green tones
Embroidered hoop art by Justyna Wolodkiewicz combining pink and purple thread with baked polymer clay sculptural elements resembling an alien face
Embroidered hoop art featuring pink and purple polymer clay sculptural elements with thread details resembling an alien or creature face
Embroidery hoop featuring orange polymer clay circles and ovals with beaded details against green and yellow threaded background
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