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If you like vintage items like old photos and embroidery - this artist managed to combine the two things in his artwork in a very unique and beautiful way. Han Cao is a Swadidik artist who currently lives in Palm Spring, California. He created his artwork by making embroidery right above vintage photos, which gave them a new life and also strengthened his artistic value.

You could say Han's way of getting inspiration to create this type of art is very interesting. He likes to visit the shops and markets of antiques and have used photographs and used postcards that are scattered under cardboard and realize that no one will see or buy the items. It was sad that "abandoned souls" might have been living a beautiful life that we would never know, so Han finally made the target to retell a new story for them.

It only takes a moment for Han to choose a unique photo or postcard to do. He likes to analyze their small pieces on the market before buying it. He usually looks for photos or card-themed figures or places that have more than just stories to be told, or pieces that have beautiful colors or compositions, which are fun to play.

Often Han gets photos and postcards from the flea market, but often people only give him a beautiful piece of vintage items as a gift. The growing Instagram account might play a role in it, because now many people know what he does and the way he changes photos and postcards that they will send to him, which they think are worthy of the second life, as a work of art.

His followers often ask if he makes embroidery directly on an original photo or make a copy first. Han chose to embroider in the original photos, because it made his creation more unique, as did not come from various copies of the same photo. But he still scans the original photos to be stored as a memento.

Embellishing photos and postcards is not easy, the process can be dangerous on fingers and Han says that his finger becomes more flexible than before starting this hobby, and the results are very balanced with all that.

However, embroidery still looks like a strange choice. Why not paint? Alright, according to Han, like something is very satisfying than embroidery. He liked it because embroidery gave someone the ability to do many things with just a needle and thread. The process of processing is very slow, which forces it to be more regular and careful, which may also be very appropriate for the modern world today.