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Ralph Wileman brings a refreshing modern view to needlepoint as fine art. Wileman describes his artistic process as "painting with a needle and yarn, instead of with a brush and paint."

Wileman calls his work needlepointillism, original needlepoint works created with a minimum amount of sketching, drawing or coloring on the needlepoint canvas prior to stitching with yarn. Forms and colors evolve on the canvas much like forms and colors evolve in the paintings done by many contemporary artists. Needlepointillism engages the needlepoint artist at every point in creating original works. The classic needlepoint tent stitch is " the point " in " the ism".

There will be an opportunity to see Ralph Wileman's work on display in the fall of 2012 at the Chapel Hill Preservation Society Gallery in the Horace Williams House, located in Chapel Hill.

Needlepointillism
Original Needlepoint Works by Ralph Wileman

The Horace Williams House
610 East Franklin Street,
Chapel Hill, NC.
Opening Reception: Sunday September 9th from 2 - 4 pm.
Show runs from September 2 - 30, 2012
Hours: 10 - 4pm, Tuesday - Saturday. 1 - 4pm, Sundays.