Louise Smith

3.25 inches x 2.25 inches, hand embroidery on hand-painted silk.  For the water I use my super-shiny Sulky rayon.  The boat hull is a piece of painted ribbon.  For the rigging I stole a weft thread from the raw edge of my piece of silk.  One thread can then be split into hair-thin strands for all your rigging embroidery needs.  Best not attempted under the influence of eggnog!

The location of this scene is Gibsons, British Columbia (I believe I was facing northeast).  Depending on how the painting is lit, the water can look dark or light, so the photo shows a bit of both.

More boats on the way, in my usual well-spaced-out manner : )

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