{"id":2589,"date":"2012-11-21T01:00:55","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T06:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=2589"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:31:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:31:05","slug":"cayce-zavaglia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/cayce-zavaglia\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist: Cayce Zavaglia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gregandi_caycezavaglia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2591\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/cayce-zavaglia\/gregandi_caycezavaglia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gregandi_caycezavaglia.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1333,677\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gregandi_caycezavaglia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gregandi_caycezavaglia-1024x520.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2591\" title=\"gregandi_caycezavaglia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gregandi_caycezavaglia-1024x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gregandi_caycezavaglia-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gregandi_caycezavaglia-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/gregandi_caycezavaglia.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Number 4 on my <a title=\"My Life List\" href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/13\/my-life-list\/\" target=\"_blank\">Life List<\/a> is to embroider a self portrait, so you can image my excitement when I was introduced to the work of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.caycezavaglia.com\" target=\"_blank\">Cayce Zavaglia<\/a>! Trained in painting, Cayce utilizes her background to embroider these painstakingly realistic portraits from wool and silk thread. Check out the video below to see her process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/luca_caycezavaglia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2592\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/cayce-zavaglia\/luca_caycezavaglia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/luca_caycezavaglia.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1897,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"luca_caycezavaglia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/luca_caycezavaglia-1024x431.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2592\" title=\"luca_caycezavaglia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/luca_caycezavaglia-1024x431.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/luca_caycezavaglia-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/luca_caycezavaglia-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/luca_caycezavaglia.jpg 1897w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/elly_caycezavaglia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2590\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/cayce-zavaglia\/elly_caycezavaglia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/elly_caycezavaglia.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1542,1250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"elly_caycezavaglia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/elly_caycezavaglia-1024x830.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2590\" title=\"elly_caycezavaglia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/elly_caycezavaglia-1024x830.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/elly_caycezavaglia-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/elly_caycezavaglia-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/elly_caycezavaglia.jpg 1542w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/martina2_caycezavaglia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/cayce-zavaglia\/martina2_caycezavaglia\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/martina2_caycezavaglia.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1606,1038\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"martina2_caycezavaglia\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/martina2_caycezavaglia-1024x661.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2593\" title=\"martina2_caycezavaglia\" src=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/martina2_caycezavaglia-1024x661.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"670\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/martina2_caycezavaglia-1024x661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/martina2_caycezavaglia-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/martina2_caycezavaglia.jpg 1606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cayce Zavaglia  |  Portrait and Process\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/51107397?h=04023fa31b&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Number 4 on my Life List is to embroider a self portrait, so you can image my excitement when I was introduced to the work of Cayce Zavaglia! Trained in painting, Cayce utilizes her background to embroider these painstakingly realistic portraits from wool and silk thread. Check out the video below to see her process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[16,406],"tags":[37,125,417,43,1881,254],"class_list":["post-2589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-artist","category-fiber-art","tag-art","tag-artist-2","tag-cayce-zavaglia","tag-embroidery","tag-fiber-art","tag-portrait"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Btis-FL","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4470,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/21\/maurizio-anzeri\/","url_meta":{"origin":2589,"position":0},"title":"Artist: Maurizio Anzeri","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"February 21, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"From all the artists embellishing old photographs with thread, Maurizio Anzeri is my absolute favorite. 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In her work, she deconstructs and manipulates fabric and threads before reconstructing them into the final pieces you see here. The vibrant, geometric designs are stunning. Some of the work is\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;art&quot;","block_context":{"text":"art","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/category\/artist\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JuliaBland4-1.gif?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JuliaBland4-1.gif?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JuliaBland4-1.gif?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JuliaBland4-1.gif?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2600,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/kate-de-para\/","url_meta":{"origin":2589,"position":2},"title":"Artist: Kate de Para","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"November 21, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Don't be deceived by these objects, these rocks are handcrafted with handmade abaca paper and various salts adding texture and color. 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Sarah Branch is a Brooklyn-based artist creating work inspired by artists who have pioneered black arts across all platforms. This embroidered portrait of Shirley Chisholm is powerful and amplifies her position as the first black women to be elected to the US Congress (she was elected for a total\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;swell things&quot;","block_context":{"text":"swell things","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/category\/swell-things\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stno53b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stno53b.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/stno53b.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7176,"url":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/13\/artist-anouk-desloges\/","url_meta":{"origin":2589,"position":4},"title":"Artist: Anouk Desloges","author":"Erin Fletcher","date":"December 13, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm just gushing over this embroidered Knot series from artist Anouk Desloges. 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