Skylight
3 x 4 inches, hand stitching on hand-painted silk.
That’s the sun, not the moon…there happened to be some dramatic sky action the day I took the photos inspiring this piece. (It’s a view from the ferry somewhere between Swartz Bay and Horseshoe Bay, BC).
I left the silk free of paint for the circle of the sun. The rest of the colour is gradually built up by painting with half-dry paint. And I think I used about 12 different shades of shiny thread for the water. Yet I still want more : )