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Duwenavue Sante Johnson/ Mystical World

Duwenavue is highly skilled in hand embroidery and contemporary art, she refuses to confine herself to a single medium. Her travels greatly influence her artistic style, drawing inspiration from a rich array of colors, environmental patterns, and textures. She seamlessly blends various painting and textile techniques, combining the guidance she received through formal education with the cultural influences that have shaped her. As a teacher and needle arts professional, she devotes her time to the precision and intricate details found in Heraldry. She shares her knowledge on symbolic founding values, design creation, and stitching techniques, and emphasizes the value of craftsmanship through her lectures,


In addition to embroidery and textile work, Duwenavue's artistic expressions find their natural form in painting and printmaking. Her paintings serve as a platform for dialogue, employing watercolor and gouache mediums along with handmade stencils to create textured and vibrant compositions on silk fabric and paper. She places a strong emphasis on maintaining an eco-component in her art practices. She aligns herself with the slow art movement while advocating and embodying the values of empathy, diversity, and community. responsible stewardship of our environment and the spaces we inhabit. Through her art, Duwenavue aims to foster a sense of connection and reverence for our world

Duwenavue is an accomplished hand embroiderer and contemporary artist not limited to any medium. She is Influenced by world travels, drawing from colors, environmental patterns, and textures. She’s focused on incorporating many styles of painting and textile work from my formal education guidance and cultural influence. As a teacher and needle arts professional, she maintains precision and the details found in the art of Heraldry. Her passion in this field of study is to share the value of craftsmanship and hand embroidery as wellness. Painting and printmaking are her natural expressions and how the world is reflected past, present, and future. Her painting focuses on a dialogue using watercolor, gouache mediums, and handmade stencils for texture and color depth on silk fabric and paper. A primary objective in all of her practices is to maintain an eco-component that leads to a slow art movement and for the stewardship of space. Her art career started with an apprenticeship in Bangkok alongside artists for the Royal Thai national painter, Chakrabhand Posayakrit, focusing on mural arts at Wat Tridhosthep Worawihan transitioning to textile arts in Shantiniketan, India, and New Delhi.


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