Cotton Street Gallery Artists
Birmingham artist Possum Doss works in a variety of mediums and loves to crochet. His whimsical hats and bags are wearable sculptures. You can find Possum’s children’s book, Animals Alphabet Soup, at the gallery
Julie Maeseele was born and raised in Belgium, moved to Alabama with her family in 2014, and won the Birmingham Fashion Week Emerging Designer Competition in 2016. Julie uses recycled materials and surplus textiles to create unique fine-tailored garments. Her fashion is a mix of old and new – traditional techniques with a contemporary attitude. Find Julie online at juliemaeseele.com.
Originally from Colorado, textile artist Stacy Sheehan-Wilson now practices her art in Fairhope, Alabama. She tells stories through upcycling clothing, found objects, and photos into pillows and quilts and especially loves cotton.
Laurie Freeman re-creates beautiful scenes from nature in intricate and colorful multidimensional pieces of embroidered fine art.
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Celest Amparo Pfau finds inspiration and sources her materials in natural spaces. Her botanical monoprints involve the careful arrangement of ethically harvested plan matter and oil-based inks. Each print is created on a manually operated etching press. Find Celeste online at amparocreativehouse.com.
Lillis Taylor is one half of the father-daughter collaboration known as Tré Lilli. Lillis sews stunning clothes, home furnishings, and accessories from textiles she designs using imagery from Trés Taylor’s art. Find Lillis online at lillistaylor.com.
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Tamara Harper studied classical piano and taught music lessons for years, but her true love is fine hand embroidery. Inspired by her grandmother and mother’s needlework, she learned to cross stitch and craft as a child. Her work has been featured in Country Living, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Birmingham Magazine. Visit her shop, Smallwoods Studios, online at smallwoods-studios.com.
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Michelle Reynolds creates nature-inspired art from recycled textiles. Through her story quilts, she weaves together lessons in sustainability and appreciation for the natural world. Michelle started out by making slipcovers and now creates wall hangings, throws, handbags, and other crafty thingamajigs. Find Michelle online at textilesandtext.com
Véronique Vanblaere, aka Véro, a Belgian artist living in Alabama, “vérolutionizes” clothing, draws incessantly, and perks up restaurant menus with her offbeat illustrations. Véro’s extravagant hats and luminaries take part in art installations, and her fabulous upcycled clothes adorn the most fashion-forward art connoisseurs. Find Véro online at verothetravelingartist.com.