{"id":554141,"date":"2026-04-28T00:02:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T00:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/554141\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T00:02:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T00:02:11","slug":"cassandra-dias-takes-an-impressionistic-approach-to-painting-with-thread-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/554141\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassandra Dias Takes an Impressionistic Approach to Painting with Thread \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What better way to meditate on nature\u2019s most majestic features than to recreate its details one stitch at a time? Since picking up a needle and thread in 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cassandramdias.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cassandra Dias<\/a> has translated rugged cliffsides, neat vineyards, and sun-streaked mountains into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2022\/09\/cassandra-dias-embroideries\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lush embroideries<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Southern California-based artist uses a technique known as thread painting, which combines a variety of stitches to create richly textured scenes. Having developed a dreamy, impressionistic style, Dias\u2019 embroideries mimic the pointed and gestural movements of a paintbrush, with the depth of impasto. Whether depicting a single autumnal tree or a wide seascape stretching for miles, the artist\u2019s works direct attention to the minuscule details and the abundant life all around us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1998\" height=\"2505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-8.jpg\" alt=\"a process shot of hands creating a lush landscape embroidery in a light wood hoop by Cassandra Dias\" class=\"wp-image-473415\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many of the images shown here are from Dias\u2019 forthcoming book, Richly Stitched Landscape Embroidery: Mastering Thread Painted Scenes, which will be released in May. To dive into her techniques and distinctive approach, pre-order your copy from the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/products\/richly-stitched-landscape-embroidery-pre-order\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Colossal Shop<\/a>. You can also find more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cassiemdias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1655\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-1.jpg\" alt=\"a collection of lush landscape embroideries in light wood hoops by Cassandra Dias\" class=\"wp-image-473408\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-3.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-3.jpg\" alt=\"a collection of natural objects in light wood hoops by Cassandra Dias\" class=\"wp-image-473410\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1639\" height=\"1287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-7.jpg\" alt=\"a lush landscape embroidery in a light wood hoop by Cassandra Dias\" class=\"wp-image-473414\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-4.jpg\" alt=\"a collection of lush landscape embroideries in light wood hoops by Cassandra Dias\" class=\"wp-image-473411\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-5.jpg\" alt=\"a lush landscape embroidery in a dark wood frame by Cassandra Dias\" class=\"wp-image-473412\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-473130\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1890\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dias-2.jpg\" alt=\"an autumn tree embroidery with supplies around\" class=\"wp-image-473409\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<p>Hide advertising<\/p>\n<p>Save your favorite articles<\/p>\n<p>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Receive members-only newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"What better way to meditate on nature\u2019s most majestic features than to recreate its details one stitch at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":554142,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[6225,6485,6486,190434,1120,89477,96,126049,9477,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-554141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-cassandra-dias","tag-design","tag-embroidery","tag-entertainment","tag-fiber-art","tag-landscapes","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=554141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/554141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/554142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=554141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=554141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=554141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}