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Salley Mavor

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Artist and children's book illustrator who creates 3-dimensional hand-stitched miniature worlds. Website: weefolkstudio.com Shop: https://salleymavor.etsy.com

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Jan 23

You are invited to listen to a new podcast where I share the inspiration and process behind "Self-Portrait: A Personal History of Fashion," 2007, which is included in my exhibition Enchanting Threads: The Art of Salley Mavor, on view at AIHA through March 2, 2025.
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YouTube video by Albany Institute of History & Art

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · 4h

Harvest Time is one of dozens of 3-dimensional embroidered scenes currently on display at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. To Every Season: Works by Salley Mavor, is on view through Dec. 31, 2025.

Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · 1d

People are often surprised to learn that my original pieces are no longer available for sale. By holding on to these pieces, I am ensuring that there is a well-rounded and representative body of work ready for exhibition purposes.
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Exhibitions

Bedtime Stitches at the Mariposa Museum Bedtime Stitches & Other WorksMariposa Museum, Peterborough, NH ~ Aug. 1 – Nov. 1, 2025 After touring the country for 5 years, Bedtime Stitches, th…

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · 3d

Today, I'm sharing details from Pocketful of Posies, my anthology of nursery rhymes. Full sized original embroidered bas-relief illustrations from the book are currently on display at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. The exhibition, To Every Season, is on view through Dec. 31, 2025.

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · 6d

My current exhibition at the New England Quilt Museum includes 8 original illustrations from my 1995 picture book, Mary Had a Little Lamb. The collectors who purchased the pieces 30 years ago are loaning generously them. "To Every Season: Works by Salley Mavor" is on view through Dec. 31st, 2025.

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · 7d

I am pleased to announce that a new exhibition of my work opened earlier this month at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. "To Every Season: Works by Salley Mavor" is on view through Dec. 31st, 2025. Learn more in this blog post:
weefolkstudio.com/2025/10/02/t...

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · 20d

Endpapers are so much fun to make! For MY BED, I featured animals that appear in the book. In addition to creating full page illustrations, I made a series of animal icons for the adjacent text panels throughout the book.
Learn about the book and on my blog here: weefolkstudio.com/my-bed-book/

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Sep 10

Just Opened!
To Every Season: Works by Salley Mavor
New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA
Sept. 9 - Dec. 31, 2025
The exhibition includes of a wide selection of bas-relief embroidered scenes that celebrate the wonder and magic of the natural world. I will give an Artist Talk on Sat, Nov 1 @ 1 PM.

Artist’s Talk — New England Quilt Museum

Salley Mavor Presents To Every Season NOVEMBER 1, 2025

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Sep 6

I'm in my studio, setting up seasonal scenes that will soon be reassembled in display cases at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. My exhibition, To Every Season: Works by Salley Mavor, will be on view Sept 9 - Dec 27, 2025.

Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Aug 28

These 2 pieces are included in my current exhibition at the Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center in Peterborough, NH. I made them 30 years ago, using detritus I saved from my grandmother's things. The show, Bedtime Stitches & Other Works, will be on view through Nov, 1, 2025.

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Aug 25

"Displaced" is currently on display in my exhibition at the Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center in Peterborough, NH (through Nov. 1, 2025). Learn more about "Displaced" in this blog post: weefolkstudio.com/2016/06/26/d...

Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Aug 24

Take a peek at a wee world that will soon be reassembled in a display case at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA. My exhibition, To Every Season: Works by Salley Mavor, will include 50 seasonal landscapes, from dioramas to framed wall pieces. It'll be on view from Sept. 6 to Dec 27th, 2025.

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Aug 18

NEW BLOG POST! I'm pleased to announce that the Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center in Peterborough, NH is hosting my exhibition, Bedtime Stitches & Other Works, through Nov. 1, 2025. weefolkstudio.com/2025/08/17/e...

Exhibit at Mariposa Museum in Peterborough, NH

I’m pleased to announce that the Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center in Peterborough, NH is hosting my exhibition, Bedtime Stitches & Other Works, through Nov. 1, 2025. Rob and I v…

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Aug 16

My exhibition, "Bedtime Stitches and Other Works" is at the Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center in Peterborough, NH until Nov. 1st. I will give an Artist Talk on Saturday, Sept. 27, 4-5 PM. Information and registration:
www.mariposamuseum.org/salley-mavor

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Aug 15

Rob and I visited my exhibition at the Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center in Peterborough, NH. It looks fantastic! I'll post photos and videos in the coming days.

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Aug 7

Impromptu visit to the Mariposa Museum in Peterborough, NH next week! I'll be there to see my exhibition on Wed., Aug. 13th from 3 to 5 pm. Please come by and say hello! "Bedtime Stitches & Other Works" is on view until Nov. 1, 2025.

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Aug 5

It's raspberry season! When I made these replicas, I was inspired by our new raspberry patch. The raspberries practically begged to be featured in the summer scene! See the completed piece and learn how to make your own faux raspberries on my blog here:
weefolkstudio.com/2025/05/05/s...

Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Aug 1

Look who I spied in the beanstalk!

Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Jul 30

"A Wise Old Owl" from Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes.
A wise old owl lived in an oak;
The more he saw, the less he spoke;
The less he spoke, the more he heard.
Why can't we all be like that wise old bird?

Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Jul 23

Here's an early piece from 1982. I'm guessing its size is 20" W x 24" H. This style is so simple compared to the kind work I do now. I find its open expansive quality refreshing, but my impulse is different now. If I made a beach scene today, it would probably be crammed full of figures!

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Jul 22

I built a wall with stones that I gathered at the beach. See photos and videos documenting the process of creating landscape details, such as moss, sky and the stone wall for the summer scene in my seasonal landscape series.
Link to blog:
weefolkstudio.com/2025/07/20/s...

Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Jul 20

NEW BLOG POST! See photos and videos documenting the process of creating landscape details, such as moss, sky and the stone wall in the summer scene in my seasonal landscape series.
weefolkstudio.com/2025/07/20/s...

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Jul 16

I'm preparing my latest series of sculptures for mounting. They will be installed above gallery entrances at the New England Quilt Museum during my upcoming exhibition, Works by Salley Mavor: To Every Season. The show will be on view Sept. 9 - Dec. 27, 2025.

Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hooks and eyes make great miniature hardware. These photos show how I used them in my picture book, MY BED.

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Jul 5

Throughout the 2 years it took to make the illustrations for my picture, MY BED, I shared "behind the scene peeks" at my process. Here's a link to the blog post about the Scandinavian scene:
weefolkstudio.com/2019/06/20/b...

bed book peek: Scandinavia – part 4

In this 4th and final post in the series about the Scandinavian scene, I will show extra details, such as the ladder, shoes and rug. Part 1 is about making the framework for the cubby sty…

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Salley Mavor @salleymavor.bsky.social · Jun 30

How do wee folk dolls stand up on their own? Here's a tip from my how-to book, Felt Wee Folk. Cover flat galvanized metal washers with felt and sew their feet in place through the hole in the center of the washer. To learn more, please visit this page on my website: weefolkstudio.com/felt-wee-folk/