Cathy Cederlind is a self-taught bead embroidery artist residing in Gold River, CA. Cathy approaches her jewelry as a painter approaches a canvas, stitching with a needle rather than painting with a brush. Herwork is greatly influenced by nature and often her color scheme reflects that found in the outdoors.
Cathy begins her work with an object of interest. This may be a vintage button, a semi-precious stone,an artistic clay cabochon or whatever she finds appealing. Once a focal point has been chosen,secondary elements are select and bead embroidery begins! Cathy prefers to embroidery on fine Italianleathers and Ultrasuede, a synthetic suede. Often, vintage buttons are used as closures for her jewelry.
Cathy began bead embroidery 15 years ago after attending a workshop in Oakland, presented by LauraMcCabe. Cathy has taken numerous art and designs classes at Northern Illinois University, the ArtInstitute in Chicago and American River College.
Find out more about Cathy’s work by visiting her online: cathycederlinddesigns.com or on Instagram: @cederlindcathy.
