Simone Elizabeth Saunders creates soft textures with strong messages

28/11/2025 1h 12min Temporada 4 Episodio 7
Simone Elizabeth Saunders creates soft textures with strong messages

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Through the vivid language of punch needle tapestry, Simone Elizabeth Saunders reclaims and reimagines Western art histories. A Canadian artist of Jamaican and African descent, Simone weaves narratives of Black womanhood, liberation and ancestral connection into lush, large-scale works rooted in Art Nouveau, the Renaissance and her own lived experience. In this conversation, she shares the spiritual, symbolic, and technical dimensions of her extraordinary practice.Visit our website to view Simone’s work, explore our courses, or dive into more articles and interviews.