‘…with mushrooms, butterflies, a dragonfly, a snake and a lizard’ Continuing in the painting theme, this time mostly because I wasn’t sure what else to do. I opted for a darker theme for a change of pace but discovered that embroidery thread doesn’t exist in a whole lot of dark shades. It was very difficult …

View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from August. After completing the Red Canna in July, I found that studying painters’ brushstrokes was a good way to identify stitch direction and create texture and depth.

View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from July, when I decided to learn by copying from an already existing painting. I chose Georgia O’Keefe’s Red Canna because I could directly apply the stitch direction and blending exercise I had taught myself in the June embroidery.

View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This embroidery is from June, when I decided to break down the stitches themselves and learn how to direct and blend them smoothly. At this point I switched from using two strands of thread to using only one, since I found I …

View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from May, and I based it off a photo I took years ago. I chose it for its high contrast and discovered I was struggling with how to make stitches give the impression of smooth curves.

View on Instagram In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from April. I was sick for much of the month and couldn’t figure out how to make the clouds work like I wanted, so instead of forcing myself to finish I decided to move on in May. The irony …

In 2021, I began embroidering one 4-inch hoop a month. This hoop is from March. I took this photo from a plane over Washington state, and chose it because of its effect of distance. I had recently learned how colours give the impression of growing bluer and less saturated as they fade into the distance …