Embroidery artists often see animals as a major source of inspiration, and one artist from London decided to focus on one species in particular. Emily of The Artful Possum is on a quest to put a smile on your face through her silly designs, and opossums are clearly her favorite animals.
Emily is an embroidery artist based in London, and this hobby came into her life pretty unexpectedly. She’s been dreaming about being a doctor since her teenage years but decided to take her career in a different direction after physical health issues forced her to quit medical school.
“My embroidery journey began three years ago when I first became unwell and was suddenly unable to continue working as a doctor. I found solace in the silly things I make and being able to share these with this community has been a wonderful silver lining during a very difficult chapter in my life,” she wrote on Instagram.
Emily learned everything she knows today on her own, and she fully embraced the “stitch what makes you happy” approach to her art. That’s one of the reasons why animals are her main source of inspiration, especially opossums, but she also enjoys capturing foxes, rabbits, mice, and otters in all sorts of silly situations.