Kim Dorland Tapestries

“Working on this project inspired me to push my limits as a weaver. Kim’s paintings were brought to life in a fresh and tactile way, transforming the original images into a unique and vibrant reality using wool.”

A unique and fun collaboration with renowned Canadian Artist Kim Dorland. Kim recreated Dorland’s iconic paintings and digital illustrations into tactile, textured 3D fiber art pieces that come to life from every direction.

Exhibits
Little Village, Detroit, Porchmodern Exhibition, June 2025

Toronto - Upcoming gallery show - 2026

A vibrant embroidered tapestry depicting a colorful landscape with trees and their reflection in water, set against a blue background.
A mid-century wooden sideboard with four doors and angled legs, with black vacuum cleaner attachments on top, against a white wall. Above, a colorful textile wall hanging depicting a forest scene with a sunset.
A colorful embroidered tapestry featuring a skull with long hair or flames, surrounded by black silhouettes of pine trees and a vivid, multi-colored sky.
A room with a large window overlooking a grassy area with houses. There is a brown leather bench, a small wooden table, and a colorful tapestry hanging on the white wall.
Textured embroidered artwork of a volcano erupting with vivid red, orange, yellow, and blue colors, surrounded by trees and landscape.
Colorful plush textured wall art with a variety of vibrant colors including purple, red, green, yellow, and black.
Colorful abstract textile art hanging on a white wall, with wooden furniture and a tan sofa in the foreground.

This Rya rug features over 6,000 hand-knotted loops.

See how I create
An informational display showcasing two paintings titled 'Fever Dream, 2022/24' by Kim Dorland and Kim Colthurst. The left painting is a colorful depiction of a pine tree with bright orange flames, created by Kim Dorland in 2022. The right painting, by Kim Colthurst in 2024, reinterprets the same scene with a woven, textured style. The display includes portraits of both artists and descriptive text about their work and approach.

Art Institute Canada

Uppercase Magazine

A colorful, geometric stitched textile with various shapes and patterns, including squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles in multiple colors like blue, pink, yellow, green, black, white, and brown.

Kim’s modern needlepoint was highlighted in Canada’s Uppercase Magazine, #60.

Read the Magazine
Open magazine showing color swatches and artwork samples, including a woven textile piece.
Hotel room with a large bed, purple and white decor, a balcony with two chairs, a view of city and mountains, and modern lighting and furnishings.
A modern wooden sideboard with a stack of books, a small bowl, and decorative objects on top. A black and white abstract line art painting hangs on the wall above.

Intercontinental Hotels

Kim’s original abstract, Random Lines, was selected to hang in all guest rooms at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City, CA.

Professional art prints of this piece are available.

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