From thread to monument, silence grew loud,
A tapestry rising, unbowed and proud.
Each stitch remembers what time won't erase—
We are here, held in color, form, and grace.

THE PALETTE OF TRADITION

2025 WORK

During her residency and solo exhibit titled The Palette of Tradition at Project 14C, artist Samar Hussaini found the space—both physical and creative—to think bigger. What began as intimate studies layered with paint and embroidery evolved into large-scale canvases and sculptural dresses. The shift in scale wasn’t just formal—it was a declaration of presence.

“Starting small gave me a way to listen to the work,” Hussaini says. “But once I had the room, I wanted it to speak louder—to take up space with everything it carries: memory, resilience, beauty, resistance.”

Using a deeply symbolic color palette, each painted series becomes a dialogue between past and present, between canvas and thread. Rooted in specific tatreez motifs—The Moon and Stars, the Cypress Tree, and Pasha’s Tent—these studies carry the weight of regional identity, resilience, and lived history, reimagined through layered paint and embroidery.

Woven throughout are traditional tatreez motifs, reimagined in thread and image transfers. Hussaini’s work becomes a layered conversation between past and present—a testament to endurance, identity, and the quiet strength of memory passed down, stitch by stitch.

Email for interest: samar.h.designs@gmail.com