A stitch is an ordinary device, but when it's used for decorative purposes, there's magic in it. That premise underpins a new exhibition at the Folk Art Center that includes more than 60 needlework ...

Vera B. Underhill creates a different kind of masterpiece on canvas , Vera Bisbee Underhill appeared as delicate and refined as the Bunka Japanese embroidery she took up 30 years ago as her vocation.

From a few feet away, Janet Shea's art looks like oil on canvas. She saturates her landscapes with lush detail, but the pictures seem like those of any other still-life painter. Step closer, and the ...