Pussy Willows – Framed Embroidery
Laura Gaskin$650.00
Early spring in the Blue Ridge Mountains awakens plant and animal life. This piece is hand embroidered using cotton floss on cotton canvas. The stitch technique is original, and each design is unique.
- Embroidery: 10″tall x 7″wide
- Quilted border: 21″tall x 17″wide
- Frame: 29″tall x 24″wide
- Made in NC
1 in stock
I love the beauty of the natural world, and I am fascinated by the ways in which we try to capture and hold on to it. That is the story I tell. I use an embroidery technique that I developed, borrowing from needlepoint and crewel traditions to create a style that is uniquely my own.
Description
“I make stitched pictures using a technique of my own. First, I outline the design onto embroidery canvas. Next I stitch free form, filling in color and shading with cotton floss. I go over each area repeatedly, adding a new color with each pass, until the area is filled. This is a deliberate, meditative process, one that evolved over years of working with cloth.”
