Emma Rosa MSDC

Stitched & Constructed Textiles

About Emma
Emma Rosa is a multi-disciplinary textile artist creating botanical sculptures from manipulated fabric and thread, capturing the essence of a plant with intricate observational detailing.
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Emma Rosa is a textile artist whose practice explores the intersection of botany, observation, and material transformation. Working primarily with fabric and thread, she creates intricate sculptural works that capture the fleeting states of plant life, from emergence to decay. Rooted in close study of natural specimens, her work draws on the traditions of botanical illustration while reinterpreting them through a contemporary textile language.

Combining machine embroidery with traditional Somebana techniques and self-taught experimentation, Emma manipulates silks and threads into highly detailed, lifelike forms. Each piece reflects a sensitivity to structure, texture, and seasonality, often focusing on overlooked or native species. Her background in fine art and dressmaking informs a process that balances technical precision with experimentation.

Through her work, Emma invites a slower, more attentive way of seeing, encouraging a renewed appreciation for the fragility and complexity of the natural world.

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Exhibitions & Shows:

Future:

  • Homo Faber: An Island of Light – September 2026, Vencie
  • Mobilia Gallery (Solo Exhibition) Boston USA – November-December 2026


Current/Past:

  • Thrown Contemporary Summer Exhibition – July-September 2026, Zelah, Cornwall.
  • Entanglement (duo Exhibition)– May 2026, Green & Stone, Chelsea
  • Mobilia Gallery, Boston USA –April – June 2026
  • Collect 2026 – February 2026, Somerset House


  • Tales in the Making – November 2025, Oxmarket, Chichester
  • Floralia – May-Sept 2025, Manchester Art Gallery Showcase.

  • Podcast Interview with the School of Stitched Textiles, July 2025

  • Designer Craft, 2024 – Bankside Gallery, London.

  • ‘Winter Exhibition’ 2023/2024– Thrown Contemporary, London

  • Summer Open Exhibition 2023 - Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton
  • Society of Botanical Artists ‘Plantae’ 2023 – The Mall Galleries, London. 'Passiflora' was shortlisted for the 'Making a Mark' award.
  • ‘Shock of the New’ 2023 - Unit 12 Gallery, Stafford


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