Cindy Hickok uses the freehand sewing machine as a paintbrush to render amazingly precise and humorous images. She ingeniously borrows from the Masters to guide the viewer through an entertaining tour of art history. Her abilities are second to none while her sense of humor thoroughly enhances the experience of each piece. The Masterpiece is truly redefined by her needle and thread.
Selected Exhibitions
Art Embroidery, Pfaff exhibition curated by Jacqueline Govin; London, England; Dublin,
Ireland; Alsasce, France. Oct. 2004 – July 31, 2005.
Contemporary Textile Art, Matisse Museum, Cateau-en-Cambresis, France. Oct. 23 ’04 – Jan. 23, 2005. Group exhibition curated by Claude Lesur.
Fiberart International ’04, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh PA; Museum of Arts and Design, NYC, other venues. 2004 – 06. Juried.
Playing Around: Toys Designed by Artists. Selections from collection of Arkansas Arts Center. Touring, numerous venues. 2003 – 05.
Art of the Stitch, Embroiderers Guild International. Williamson Art Gallery, Birkenhead, UK; Dutch Textile Museum, Tilburg, The Netherlands; Bexley, Kent, UK; Aug 2003 – May Juried. Also 2001, 1999, 1997 Art of the Stitch juried exhibitions.
7th International Triennale of Miniature Textiles, Jean Lurcat Musee, Angers, France; St. Gall Textile Museum, Switzerland; other venues. Dec. 2002 – 2005. Juried. Museum Purchase Award.
"BASIC FOOD GROUPS"
Cindy Hickok
Rayon thread
15" x 15"
$1,650
"GRAND TOUR: MOULIN ROUGE"
Cindy Hickok
Rayon thread, colored Pencil
15" x 15"
$1,800
"THE ART OF RELAXATION"
Cindy Hickok
Rayon thread, colored Pencil
19 1/4" x 14"
$1,800
The “art” of relaxation is according to:
LaFresnaye, Portrait of JL. Gampert
Degas, The Absinthe Drinker
Manet, The Picnic
Cezanne, The Cardplayer(s)
Rodin, The Kiss
Whistler, mother
Modigliani, Reclining Nude
Seurat, The Bathers
Gaugin, Human Miseries
Rousseau, Sleeping Gypsy
Picasso, The Woman of Algiers
Toulousse-Lautrec, Au Salon de la Rue des Moulins
Dali, A Persistence of Memory
VanGogh, A Pair of Boots
"WOMEN'S WEAR"
Cindy Hickok
Rayon thread
14 3/4" x 14 3/4"
$2,000
"MEETING OF THE BORED"
Cindy Hickok
Rayon thread, colored Pencil
16" x 27"
$3,400
"HOW GREAT THOU ART"
Cindy Hickok
Rayon thread, machine stitching
22" x 13 1/2"
$3,300
\"ARTISTS, PLEASE FIND YOUR SEATS" Cindy Hickok
Freehand machine embroidery
11" x 22.5"
$2,200
"HER MOTHER TOLD HER TO EAT A BALANCED MEAL III"
Cindy Hickok
Rayon thread
13" x 17"
$2,000 SOLD
"GOD BLESS GRAHAM BELL"
Cindy Hickok
Rayon thread, colored Pencil
13" x 18"
$2,000 SOLD
"BLESSED EXCESS"
Cindy Hickok
Rayon thread
20 1/2" x 15"
$2,600 SOLD
A Tongue-in-cheek look at some of the excesses of our society today.
Depicted from the cherry-on-top down are: Pie ala mode (double dip with chocolate sauce, whipped cream); diamond wristwatch; telephones for each ear; gauge on “full” (gas? Speed? Weight? Love?); Speakers, both woofer and tweeter; Big lounge chair, Remote control, Room-size television, with show of patriotism; Super-size double mocha latte; Cash; SUV, with seasonal decoration; French-fry mountain; Triple bacon cheeseburger
