Artwork 7/2023, handcrafted with wool, mixed and recycled yarns, fixed on wooden frame, painted white. The artwork expresses the idea of velocity, interpreted with the movement of a vortex. The techniques used to create this tapestry in particular are handtufting, punchneedle and embroidery. I carefully source my yarns in local Tuscan factories and in the North of Italy. In her studio Taftique in Florence, Dutch artist Jules Vissers translates an old tradition into modern artworks. Here she designs and creates hand-tufted and embroidered tapestries using high-quality Italian yarns. She graduated cum laude in Art Textiles at the Florence Art Academy and won the European Textile and Craft Award 2024 of the European Textile Academy in Bolzano, Italy, for her work. She participates regularly in art and design events such as Milan Design Week, Dutch Design Week and Florence Biennale. She is a member of Homo Faber, a guide to European excellence in craftsmanship and sells her work on Artemest. Her art pays homage to nature using only natural yarns and those derived from recycled fibers and local deadstock.