Empty Beach Hand Painted Textile Collage Shirt became a surface for painting, textile collage and quiet coastal narratives.
 
One-of-a-kind garment by Fly Art Atelier.
Part of the Fly Art Atelier Archive Collection.
 
This garment has been transformed through embroidery, patchwork, textile collage and applied images of dancing figures, this garment was transformed into a textile composition, where materials, drawings, figures and stitched elements create a new surface and visual narrative.
 
Different fabric areas, stitched repairs, patches, embroidery and marks appear across the surface like fragments of memory. The garment becomes a textile composition where material, texture, and wear form the visual language.
 
Rather than redesigning the garment, the work develops through small changes, repairs, additions and marks. The composition grows slowly, guided by the structure of the original garment and the character of the materials.
 
Each element was assembled and finished by hand, turning the garment into a wearable object where textile, narrative, and craftsmanship meet.
 
No stencils.
No duplication.
The composition evolves directly on the garment, guided by texture, wear, and structure.
 
This is not customization.
This is transformation.
 
One-of-a-kind piece.
Created at Fly Art Atelier.
 
Fly Art Atelier
made with love
in California
 
Fly Art Atelier is part of the broader artistic practice of Vladimir Mukhin, a painter and object artist working in California.