‘It’s been invisible’: Spanish artist brings embroidery to the streets

‘It’s been invisible’: Spanish artist brings embroidery to the streets

Valencian artist Raquel Rodrigo says her huge cross-stitch works adorning buildings are asserting a feminine art

A design of pink roses fixed to a house in Switzerland.
A design of pink roses fixed to a house in Switzerland. Photograph: Antonio Muelas

Whether it’s a clutch of yellow flowers wrapped around a window in Spain or dozens of pink roses cascading down a house in Switzerland, there’s a note of familiarity that threads through Raquel Rodrigo’s street art.

For much of the past decade, the Spanish artist has been bringing her singular style to cities around the world, hauling a technique that stretches back millennia out of the shadows.

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