Emojix
New emoji Chart Increasing and Chart Decreasing as well as the Glitch Wave series are on view at Cherry St Pier in Philadelphia July 5-28 2024 as part of the Phantastic Phibers exhibition, juried by Bonnie MacAllister.
Since 2015 I’ve been cross-stiching emoji, hoping to give these precious and beloved symbols appropriate physical weight.
Each emoji is hand-rasterized on a 32x32 grid, its colors reduced to a few selections from the DMC palette, and stitched on 18-count cotton Aida cloth.
Embroidery has existed as long as we’ve had cloth, and cross-stitch specifically dates to at least the late 19th century. Rendering these very modern symbols in a very old style helps make them as real as they are in our hearts.
—Jen Ahearn, Philadelphia, July 2024
Emojix have been exhibited at the Internet Yami-Ichi events in New York in 2015, 2016, and 2019 and as part of Indy Hall's Fully Bonkers group show in June 2016.
The Glitch Wave 0
Cross stitch embroidery series on 4 5x6 inch cotton sheets mounted and framed to 8x8inches (20x20” total)
2016
The Glitch Wave 1
Cross stitch embroidery series on 4 5x6 inch cotton sheets mounted and framed to 8x8inches (20x20” total)
2016
The Glitch Wave 2
Cross stitch embroidery series on 4 5x6 inch cotton sheets mounted and framed to 8x8inches (20x20” total)
2016
The Glitch Wave 3
Cross stitch embroidery series on 4 5x6 inch cotton sheets mounted and framed to 8x8inches (20x20” total)
2016
Chart Decreasing
Cross-stitch embroidery on 5x6 inch cotton sheet mounted and framed to 8x8inches
2024