Artweave Originals

13/06/2026

If you’re in Sydney, please join me on Saturday afternoon, 25 July, 4.00-5.30pm for the opening of my new exhibition, ‘Living Ornament’, with Sam Bowker at Gallery76, Concord West.

Note, exhibition opens on the 24th, opening event on 25th.

Bookings are appreciated for catering purposes, at this link: https://events.humanitix.com/exhibition-opening-natalie-fisher

Islamic Architecture in Needlepoint
Exhibition 25 July- 18 August
Gallery76
76 Queen St Concord West

In Living Ornament I present a vibrant new series of hand-stitched needlepoint panels and a new body of stitched photographs, inspired by the decorative tiles of mosques, medians and madrassas - and the people who inhabit them.

There will be needlepoint, my books, and other merch!

An exhibition of needlepoint panels inspired by the decorative tiles of mosques, medinas and madrassas - and the people who inhabit them.

22/05/2026

Just framed, not yet unwrapped!

This needlepoint design is inspired by a highly decorative tiled panel at the entrance to Abd-al Aziz Khan Madrassa (1652): a beautiful unrestored madrassa (college for students) in the heart of Bukhara’s old town, Uzbekistan.

It will be featured in my upcoming exhibition ‘Living Ornament’, opening 25 July at Gallery76, Concord West, Sydney.

This site is featured in my latest book, Chok: Uzbek Architecture in Needlepoint, available from my website.

07/05/2026

Preparations are well underway for an exciting new exhibition in Sydney!

Come and see a whole lot of new needlepoint works inspired by decorative Islamic tiles from my travels in Uzbekistan, UAE, Morocco and Turkey.

This includes my new series of embroidered photographs that add context and humanity to the show.

A program of in-gallery events and activities too!

At Gallery 76, Concord West.

04/04/2026

Original photo of The Registan, in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, embellished with embroidery on photo paper.

20/03/2026

Further experimentation in my stitched photo series…

15/03/2026

Fronts and backs from my new series of 8 stitched photographs of people in Uzbekistan.

Stitching just a figure in a photograph creates an interesting abstract figure in the rear of each piece.

For you, Liz Murray!

13/03/2026

New experimental piece in a new series of stitched photographs. This one from the Registan complex, Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

18/02/2026

Working with a photo I took at Hazri Imam complex, in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, and creating another in my series of stitched photographs.

The Hazri Imam complex is immense. It’s an enormous architectural square in the old part of the city and is extremely significant. Intricate tile work and architecture reflect Persian, Turkic and Mongol traditions. But in my series of stitched photos I shine a stitched spotlight on the people of Uzbekistan, featuring them in the black and white backdrops of these significant architectural settings.

11/02/2026

Five new stitched photos completed, forming part of a new series of people in Uzbekistan.
These works will be exhibited alongside other new works in Sydney in July—August, details to follow.

Original photos A4 size, framed A3 size.

27/01/2026

Third stitched photograph completed. Finished size: A4. A woman on her mobile phone in the ancient city of Khiva, Uzbekistan. Photo taken in October 2024.