Will you embroider something for me? Can I commission you to do a portrait?
I typically don't accept private commissions due to time constraints and a desire to focus on my own work. However, I will consider serious queries from time to time.

Can you be hired as an illustrator / graphic designer or for commercial projects?
Sometimes. It depends on the project, my availability and a reasonable deadline. See my list of clients.

How long does it take for you to complete one of your works in embroidery?
Anywhere from two weeks (embroidering 3-4 hours a day) to many months. It depends entirely on scale and amount of detail.

How much is your work? What work do you have for sale? Is all of your work on this site?
If you are interested in buying a piece, please email to inquire about a specific work and you will be contacted with the price for that piece. Works not marked 'Collection of' or 'Private Collection' may be available for purchase. 'Private Collection' means that I don't know who bought the piece. The works posted to the site represent only a portion of my total works.

If a piece I want has already sold, will you make a duplicate for me?
Sorry, no.

Did you grow up doing needlework?
No, I began working in embroidery in the summer of 2000 to experiment with it as a medium for fine art and became addicted to it, at a particularly difficult time in my life. A year later, I launched a commercial design company, Sublime Stitching, to get people embroidering again.

Are you a hobbyist whose crafting evolved into larger and larger works?
No, my background is in fine art and I began working in embroidery with the works you see on this website. Stitching was entirely new to me when I first took it up as medium, and I fell in love with it.

Where can I see your work on display?
All exhibitions are listed on the exhibitions page.

Can I buy embroidery patterns or kits of the work I see on jennyhart.net?
No, but you can buy embroidery patterns and kits I've designed from Sublime Stitching.

How are your works displayed? Are they framed?
Some are unfinished fabric and pinned and draped directly to the wall. Most are hung banner-style, with a rod inserted along a top sleeve.

Do you really embroider these by yourself? You must have people helping you.
Everything is embroidered entirely by hand, by me. It may take hundreds of individual stitches to create a single line, and the work is slow and takes time.

What did you do before taking up embroidery?
I used to work in a museum (archiving works on paper), and I grew up drawing and taking art lessons from the age of five on. I dropped out of art school and completed a degree in French instead. I also grew up reading comics like Heavy Metal, Zap, Weirdo, Krazy Kat, Neat Stuff, Little Nemo, Ranxerox, Love and Rockets, Raw..anything I could sneak out of my brother's room. My father was an industrial and educational filmmaker (Centron Films) and photographer, my mother had been an art teacher. Before taking up embroidery I spent many years working in collage, which I started doing when I was 14. I had my first solo gallery show when I was 17, and was listed in Art In America around the age of 20. You can see some of my collages here (I don't make them any more).

So, if I can't get you to embroider something for me, will you help me find someone who can?
I'm sorry, but I'm unable to offer referrals for embroidery services.

Will you sew something for me?
I work only in decorative embroidery and I don't know how to do constructive sewing.

I'm a student working on a project or writing a doctoral thesis / dissertation and would like to interview you. Would you answer some questions for me?
I would be happy to, if I have the time. Just submit a request via the contact page.

I'm an artist interested in working in embroidery too. Would you be able to meet / talk / email with me one-on-one to share your techniques or give me guidance on forging my career?
I'm sorry, but I can't accept requests for individual instruction or guidance. I just don't have the time available. Occasionally I hold embroidery workshops which are announced via Sublime Stitching.

I have a question about the products on Sublime Stitching.
Please refer to the Sublime Stitching FAQ page.