It's always great to throw the spotlight onto an artist whose
discipline is entirely new to us and to our best knowledge we've never
featured embroidery in Now Then.
If you've lived or spent any extended period of time in the city of
Sheffield, Florence Blanchard is an artist that you'll be aware of,
whether you know her name yet or not.
"The power to translate a feeling or an idea in shapes and colors, the ability to make an impression on people, the chance to show my vision of things, is like an eternal thirst."
"I suddenly understood how that piece of paper could connect with other pieces of paper and become a flower. It was like an enlightenment. It's like opening a little door in your brain and allowing new ideas to come."