Cherry Blossom
Chainstitch Embroidery on Fresh Water Textiles Linen
18” x 18”

Northern Lower Michigan is exploding in blossoms right now, and it is stunning. The orchards of pinks and whites are mesmerizing. I have been wanting to try capturing these magical trees for a larger paintstitch, but wanted to test out the colors and technique in stitch sketch format first. It works! I hope it translates to the larger piece, but I’m happy with the way these colors work together here.

This is meant to be part of an ongoing series in which I release a couple of small chainstitched wall hanging every week. They are sketches of ideas, meditations on concepts, beginnings of paths. Some will turn into bigger pieces, maybe even series, but this is a platform for me to experiment with new ideas.

Thanks y’all. :)

xo

Dana