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Frankie Meaden
Auckland-based Frankie Meaden is a multidisciplinary artist and is transforming the realm of embroidery with her expansive creations. Combining her passion for art with a commitment to reducing waste, Frankie’s artistic journey has led to creating vibrant, tactile, oversized embroideries that adorn Auckland’s streets and travel as far as the United States.
Frankie’s art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a powerful tool to raise global environmental consciousness and celebrate the biodiversity of New Zealand. Through brightly coloured rope and repurposed street banners, Frankie uniquely captures the rich biodiversity of our world.
By repurposing banners and street pole flags destined for landfills through intricate embroidery, Frankie transforms waste materials into timeless artworks, bringing peace and joy to spaces and lives worldwide.
Current public installation in Colorado Springs, US. Represented by Turua Gallery and The Frame Gallery.
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Artworks by Frankie Meaden
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Roses | Giant Embroidery Tapestry | 1mt x 1mt
See Artwork »Roses fibre artwork, textural wall hanging artwork has been handmade here in Auckland from recycled materials.
Artwork that celebrates the wonder of colour and joy.
1mt x 1mt
“Combining her passion for art with a commitment to reducing waste, Frankie creates vibrant, large scale embroidery using recycled rope and street banners. Frankie’s art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a tool to raise global environmental consciousness and to celebrate the wonder of colour and joy.”
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Wonderful II | Giant Embroidery Tapestry | 50cm
See Artwork »This piece is a wee explosion of colourful flowers. Handmade original artwork, made in NZ using recycled materials from Aucklands streets.
Specifically, the navy blue coloured banners (background) were hung on the street to celebrate Matariki.
This artwork is 50cm in diameter and comes with D-rings, ready to hang on your wall.
(Pictured highest of the three rounds on the gallery wall.)
“Combining her passion for art with a commitment to reducing waste, Frankie creates vibrant, large scale embroidery using recycled rope and street banners. Frankie’s art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a tool to raise global environmental consciousness and to celebrate the wonder of colour and joy.”
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Effortless | Giant Embroidery Tapestry | 50cm
See Artwork »This piece is an explosion of joy. Handmade original artwork, made in NZ using recycled materials from Aucklands streets.
This artwork is 50cm in diameter and comes with D-rings, ready to hang on your wall.
(Pictured highest of the three rounds on the gallery wall.)
“Combining her passion for art with a commitment to reducing waste, Frankie creates vibrant, large scale embroidery using recycled rope and street banners. Frankie’s art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a tool to raise global environmental consciousness and to celebrate the wonder of colour and joy.”
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Graceful | Giant Embroidery Tapestry | 94cm x 64cm
See Artwork »Graceful: ‘Characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech. Elegant’
Handmade original artwork, made in NZ using recycled materials from Aucklands streets.
Specifically, the navy blue coloured banners were hung on the street to celebrate Matariki.
This artwork is 940mm x 640mm and comes professionally framed in white, (note that images here show the piece before framing).
“Combining her passion for art with a commitment to reducing waste, Frankie creates vibrant, large scale embroidery using recycled rope and street banners. Frankie’s art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a tool to raise global environmental consciousness and to celebrate the wonder of colour and joy.”
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Blissful | Giant Embroidery Tapestry | 1mt x 1mt
See Artwork »Blissful: “Providing perfect happiness or great joy.”
That is absolutely what I feel when looking at this unique, tactile artwork has been handmade here in Auckland from recycled materials.
Specifically, the navy blue coloured banners (background) were hung on the street to celebrate Matariki, and the black (vase) were from Anzac Day.
This artwork is 1mt x 1mt and comes on a pole ready to hang.
“Combining her passion for art with a commitment to reducing waste, Frankie creates vibrant, large scale embroidery using recycled rope and street banners. Frankie’s art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a tool to raise global environmental consciousness and to celebrate the wonder of colour and joy.”
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Beloved | Giant Embroidery Tapestry | 1.2mt x 2.1mt
See Artwork »Beloved: “dearly loved”.
This piece is the first in this neutral colour palette, and the first peony in my giant embroidery style. Peonies are my favourite flower, and this artwork feels so tranquil.
Inspired by the beautiful high end jewellery store in Parnell where it will be installed (April 2024) as an eye-catching window display. Orsini Fine Jewellery, 241 Parnell road.
Available for purchase. If you’re in Auckland, I will install it in your space myself.
Handmade original artwork, made in NZ using recycled materials.
This artwork is 1mt wide x 1.5mt long and comes on a pole ready to hang like a tapestry. It has been designed so that it can be rotated 90 degrees and displayed landscape, or kept as shown in its portrait position, depending on where you’d like
“Combining her passion for art with a commitment to reducing waste, Frankie creates vibrant, large scale embroidery using recycled rope and street banners. Frankie’s art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s a tool to raise global environmental consciousness and to celebrate the wonder of colour and joy.”
