Making soft
things loud.

I'm Quintin Marcus, the artist behind Yarnqueer. I make art that's colorful, unique, and unapologetically queer.

2026FREE-MOTION EMBROIDERY

Technicolor Greenhouse

Technicolor Greenhouse grew out of a desire to see more kinds of men represented in art. Men who look like me and men who don’t, embracing softness and sensuality among lush, saturated flowers. Delicate freehand embroidery meets handmade hardwood frames, playing with our expectations of masculinity and femininity.

Detail crop of real Sol & Rosé artwork photo

Sol & Rosé 8 × 10 in From $250

Detail crop of real Shiraz artwork photo

Shiraz 8 × 10 in From $250

Robin 8 × 10 in From $250

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Ube 8 × 10 in From $250

Azul 8 × 10 in From $250

Bourbon 8 × 10 in From $250

Basil 8 × 10 in From $250

Amarelo 8 × 10 in From $250

Rosso 8 × 10 in From $250

Marin 8 × 10 in From $250

Sage 8 × 10 in From $250

Ember 8 × 10 in From $250

IN THE STUDIO

The fiber shopmeets thewoodshop.

I draw with a sewing machine and build frames with power tools.

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Mirrorscapes

Mirrorscapes began as an experiment: how accurately could I mirror an image by hand? There's a natural pull toward symmetry, the same way we're drawn to symmetrical faces. But I'm not a machine, and the small imperfections are the point. In an age of AI and perfect replication, these hand-tufted rugs find their charm in the places the two halves don't quite meet.

Climb 52 x 60 in $1,000

Detail crop of real Blossom artwork photo

Blossom 58 x 84 in $2,500

Detail crop of real Remains artwork photo

Remains 64 x 78 in $3,000

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Garden of Men

Garden of Men explores queerness and the male form. Faceless figures erupt with flowers that evoke desire and, at times, anxiety. Flowers bloom from the groin or the head, marking sexuality as embodied or internalized. Shaped by the artist's own history, the series is a reclamation where beauty and uncertainty coexist, and every body, at every stage, belongs in the garden.

Detail crop of real Exploration artwork photo

Exploration 52 x 60 in $1,900

Detail crop of real Intertwined artwork photo

Intertwined 66 x 57 in $2,300

Detail crop of real Growth artwork photo

Growth 39 x 28 in $650

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Command 53 x 31 in $980

Discovery 35 x 29 in $600

Uncertainty 31 x 28 in $550

Peace 32 x 21 in $400

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Meridian Men

A meridian is the line that runs through the middle, the body's own axis of symmetry, the point where something reaches its peak. This collection explores our attraction to symmetry and sex, and the beauty that arises in the imperfections of humanity, made plain through the handmade nature of the craft.

Close-up texture photograph of Vinny Pink, an original tufted artwork

Vinny – pink 21 x 32 in $500

Close-up texture photograph of Hank Neon, an original tufted artwork

Hank – neon 21 x 32 in $500

Close-up texture photograph of John Neon, an original tufted artwork

John – neon 25 x 32 in $500

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Vinny – neon 21 x 32 in $500

John – pink 25 x 32 in $500

Hank – pink 21 x 32 in $500

Eddie – pink 21 x 32 in $500

Eddie – neon 21 x 32 in $500

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Vitality

I've always been obsessed with plants and the intricate structures of nature: petals, the slits and fenestrations of Monstera leaves, patterns echoing inward forever. This collection reimagines those forms through the bold lens of Yarnqueer. Soft and wild, colorful and queer, playful and alive, these pieces reject the rectangle, embracing negative space and fluid edges. Some include UV-reactive fibers that flicker to life under blacklight.