[{"id":274072895577,"handle":"all","title":"All","updated_at":"2024-12-25T17:35:16-05:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2023-11-13T18:21:33-05:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"1"},{"column":"title","relation":"contains","condition":"Gift Card"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"web"},{"id":272629465177,"handle":"butterfly","title":"BUTTERFLY","updated_at":"2024-12-25T17:32:06-05:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2023-08-04T09:19:15-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"collection-landing","disjunctive":true,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"swarm"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2024-07-09T10:18:11-04:00","alt":"BUTTERFLY - Stephen Wilson Studio","width":1800,"height":1797,"src":"\/\/www.stephenwilsonstudio.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/butterfly-977313.jpg?v=1720534691"}},{"id":279405297753,"handle":"hard-rock-albums","title":"hard rock albums","updated_at":"2024-12-12T18:15:19-05:00","body_html":"","published_at":"2024-05-29T13:57:17-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"hard rock"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":272885088345,"handle":"new-ablums-homepage-collection","title":"In Stock Albums","updated_at":"2024-12-20T13:11:01-05:00","body_html":"I spent months sourcing vintage record albums and created dozens of prototypes before finally designing these pieces. I hand-selected each album then set out to embroider them. To make the art, each thread must be hand-digitized using digital drawing tools on a scan of the actual album as a backdrop. Every stitch is drawn by hand, one at a time. The embroidery process itself is the most interesting and has to be seen to believe. Each album cover is embroidered directly through the actual paper sleev The albums take up to 8 hours to embroider and can contain over 200,000 stitches. Each of the albums comes with a signed certificate and is framed in acrylic and measures 12\" x 12\" x 2\".","published_at":"2023-09-11T10:41:27-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"album-collection","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Albums"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"},{"column":"variant_price","relation":"less_than","condition":"2001.00"}],"published_scope":"global"},{"id":272889217113,"handle":"individual-albums","title":"Individual Albums","updated_at":"2024-12-20T11:02:50-05:00","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI spent months sourcing vintage record albums and created dozens of prototypes before finally designing these pieces. I hand-selected each album then set out to embroider them. To make the art, each thread must be hand-digitized using digital drawing tools on a scan of the actual album as a backdrop. Every stitch is drawn by hand, one at a time. The embroidery process itself is the most interesting and has to be seen to believe. Each album cover is embroidered directly through the actual paper sleev The albums take up to 8 hours to embroider and can contain over 200,000 stitches. Each of the albums comes with a signed certificate and is framed in acrylic and measures 12\" x 12\" x 2\". \u003c\/span\u003e","published_at":"2023-09-12T09:33:52-04:00","sort_order":"alpha-asc","template_suffix":"album-collection","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Albums"},{"column":"variant_price","relation":"less_than","condition":"2001.00"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2024-11-17T23:30:08-05:00","alt":"Individual Albums - Stephen Wilson Studio","width":1000,"height":1000,"src":"\/\/www.stephenwilsonstudio.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/individual-albums-206352.jpg?v=1731904209"}},{"id":261187076185,"handle":"albums","title":"The Album Series","updated_at":"2024-12-20T13:11:01-05:00","body_html":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMy work has always been about the medium of fabric and thread and how far I can push those in both conventional and unconventional methods. Since the conventional use of thread and embroidery has been seen in wearables, fashion has always been a major influence in my work. In addition to fashion, music has always been a leading influence in my life and for my work. I grew up in the 1970’s and music was all about record albums. This was before the Internet, iPods, CDs, or streaming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI remember the way the albums used to feel, reading through the liner notes and mostly admiring the art of the album itself. Album covers themselves were my first art installations. I would display them, show my friends and change them based on my mood or something I just purchased. This was the inspiration behind this series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI spent months sourcing vintage record albums and created dozens of prototypes before finally designing these pieces. I hand-selected each album then set out to embroider them. To make the art, each thread must be hand-digitized using digital drawing tools on a scan of the actual album as a backdrop. Every stitch is drawn by hand, one at a time. The embroidery process itself is the most interesting and has to be seen to believe. Each album cover is embroidered directly through the actual paper sleeve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe albums take up to 8 hours to embroider and can contain over 200,000 stitches. The series is created and designed to be hung together so you can add to your installation wall as you discover new pieces I create. Each of the albums comes with a signed certificate and is framed in acrylic and measures 12\" x 12\" x 2\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e*Please note all albums are made to order, for availability and shipping times please contact the studio at \u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"mailto:studio@stephenwilsonstudio.com\" class=\"autolinked\" data-behavior=\"truncate\" data-mce-href=\"mailto:studio@stephenwilsonstudio.com\" target=\"_blank\"\u003estudio@stephenwilsonstudio.com\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003eAll sales are final.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-05-04T17:03:22-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","disjunctive":false,"rules":[{"column":"tag","relation":"equals","condition":"Albums"},{"column":"variant_price","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"},{"column":"variant_inventory","relation":"greater_than","condition":"0"}],"published_scope":"global","image":{"created_at":"2024-07-09T10:18:39-04:00","alt":"The Album Series - Stephen Wilson Studio","width":1094,"height":1567,"src":"\/\/www.stephenwilsonstudio.com\/cdn\/shop\/collections\/the-album-series-573594.jpg?v=1720534720"}}]
Embroidery stitched directly through a vinyl record sleeve.
12x12x2 inches, framed in acrylic.
I remember buying this when I was a kid and it was the coolest album ever! It wasn’t for the music, which was also great but because of the album design itself. Since the album was titled, "School's Out," the album was designed to look like an old fashioned school desk with carvings, scratches and marks, but that’s not the best part. The album opened up to reveal the inside of the desk and the back of the album folded out with legs, so the album essentially turned into a three dimensional desk. This was an amazing concept for 1972. As far as embroidering the album, I used multiple layers of wool thread in varying stitch lengths and then abraded the thread for a distressed look which went really well with the vintage albums. The logo was created as a patch and mounted at the end.
The albums take up to 8 hours to embroider and can contain over 200,000 stitches. The series is created and designed to be hung together so you can add to your installation wall as you discover new pieces I create. Each of the albums comes with a signed certificate and is framed in acrylic and measures 12" x 12" x 2".