When one steps into Gu Yuchun’s studio, one finds his embroidery, a Chinese ink-and-wash painting on Xuan paper with boards around to fix it. “I have spent three months to do this embroidery, just one ...

Photo shows an embroidery work on Xuan paper created by Zhang Yan, one of Gu Yuchun's disciple. It's a regular script in small characters, as used in Chinese calligraphy exercises.

First there was flower pressing, then there were decorative branches and ikebana arrangements. How about botanical embroidery as the next phase of floral design? When we spotted Olga Prinku's ...