# Wine Stain Portraits This Amelia Fais Harnas Artwork Uses Uncoventional Materials By Romina S. Cortellucci | Published 2012-06-16 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amelia-fais-harnas-artwork References: [thisiscolossal](http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/06/wine-stain-portraits-by-amelia-fais-harnas/) & [trulyamelia](http://www.trulyamelia.com/wine-stains.html) The unpredictability of wine makes Amelia Fais Harnas Artwork all the more breathtaking. A self-proclaimed "portrait artist at heart" Amelia Fais Harnas, is making faces out of wine stains. The technique being used by Amelia consists of [staining fabric](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/painting-exhibition) with [red wine](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wine-personality-test) then going over it with a wax resist. This helps to build the character's faces, by enabling her to lighten or darken the wine print. Then depending on the blend, Amelia may add emphasis with some embroidery. As the artist describes there is a, "challenge [in] trying to control the unpredictable nature of wine bleeding through fabric." This unpredictability is what makes the individual pieces an original unlike the rest. Each piece swirls chaos and control into a divine nectar. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 61% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Wine Stain Art:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore the use of unconventional materials to create unique and original artworks. - **Unpredictable Techniques:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop new artistic techniques that embrace unpredictability and create one-of-a-kind pieces. - **Wine-inspired Embroidery:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Combine wine stains with embroidery to create intricate and visually striking artworks. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Art and Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate unconventional materials and techniques into traditional art practices to create captivating pieces. - **Textiles:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new ways to use fabrics as a medium for artistic expression, such as staining with wine. - **Embroidery and Stitching:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Fuse traditional embroidery techniques with unconventional materials, like wine stains, to push the boundaries of textile art. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Artist-Painted Wine Labels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/barton-guestier.md) - [Striking Glass Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-portraits.md) - [Wine-Developed Packaging Photography](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/developed-through-time.md) - [Toronto Art Wine Colllabs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-prisoner-wine-co-and-artist-justin-broadbent.md) - [Hand-Painted Watercolor Prints](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emma-webster.md) - [Textural Porcelain Vessels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tamara-efrat.md) - [Leftover Househouse Paint Artwork](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/paint-drop.md) - [Artistic Monochromatic Wine Branding](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/krink-x-barossa-ink-limited-edition-shiraz.md) - [Stunning Origami Portraits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/origami-portaits.md)