I'm an interdisciplinary artist in Winnipeg. My work is pretty much always about feelings.
Interested in quiet, soft (both literally and not) forms of feminist practice, unicorns, and TMI.
Lindsay Joy, As Gwen John, Kind Of, stitched selfies, embroidery on cotton, 2014
As Gwen John, Kind Of, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, detail, As Gwen John, Kind Of, stitched selfies, embroidery on cotton, 2014
detail, As Gwen John, Kind Of, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, As Someone Who Is Assertive (aspirational swan queen) embroidery on cotton, 2014
As Someone Who Is Assertive (aspirational swan queen) embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, detail, As Someone Who Is Assertive (aspirational swan queen), embroidery on cotton, 2014
detail, As Someone Who Is Assertive (aspirational swan queen), embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, "But We Have To Look At You", stitched selfies, embroidery on cotton, 2014
“But We Have To Look At You”, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, detail, "But We Have To Look At You", stitched selfies, embroidery on cotton, 2014
detail, “But We Have To Look At You”, embroidery on cotton, 2014
A Closer Proximation of Me At 14, embroidery on cotton, 2014
A Closer Proximation of Me At 14, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, Detail, A Closer Proximation of Me At 14, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Detail, A Closer Proximation of Me At 14, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, Attempts At Appearing Credible, stitched selfies, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Attempts At Appearing Credible, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, detail, Attempts At Appearing Credible, stitched selfies, embroidery on cotton, 2014
detail, Attempts At Appearing Credible, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, diary excerpt II, embroidery on cotton, 2014
diary excerpt II, embroidery on cotton, 2014
diary excerpt, embroidery on cotton, 2014
diary excerpt, embroidery on cotton, 2014
Lindsay Joy, Stitched Selfies Installed for I'll Cry If I Want To, embroidery on cotton, 2014 (photo by Ashley Gillanders)
Stitched Selfies Installed for I’ll Cry If I Want To, embroidery on cotton, 2014 (photo by Ashley Gillanders)
  • Medium
  • hand embroidery on cotton
  • Year
  • 2014

Stitched Selfies

In my old diaries, I found several disturbing self-portraits as I saw myself as a teen. Many of these drawings exaggerated facets of my body that I detested, and many of my writings included neverending lists of improvements I needed to make to myself before I felt good enough. With these stitched selfies, I remediate this by creating many iterations, some aspirational, some more realistic, using the reparative gesture of embroidery.