Spring Song
I have a minor obsession with trying to capture cherry blossoms in thread. I’m learning it’s helpful to keep the image small (this one’s 3 x 4 inches) and to aim for blossoms that are a bit more distant, otherwise you don’t have a hope of capturing their daintiness even in thread or ribbon. Those real-life petals are just so very delicate.
I used free motion machine embroidery in the background, then hand embroidery and ribbon work over the top. You can click on the picture for a closer look.
I do like to give credit to the trees I feature in my artwork. This one’s in Queen Elizabeth Park, Vancouver, BC.
May 28th, 2013 at 11:27 am
I saved it again in my pictures to look at and show it to people – wonderful. It is astonishing how you created the delicate cherry blossoms – We have two cherry trees in our garden -they are just like that.