JAPANESE BORO: Cover for an Antique Javanese Drawer

Japanese Boro and hand quilting for this piece made from 2nd hand and faulty materials and scrap Japanese fabrics as a cover for a set of antique Javanese drawers.

FINE ART CROSS STITCH: 'Yellow Cat, Red Fish' by Matisse (UPDATE 30 October 2023)

This project is moving along fine and I would like to finish this joyful &  glorious romp through the best & brightest of the DMC colour range by early 2024.

FINE ART CROSS STITCH: 'Weeping Woman', Picasso

Size: 50cm x 80 cm

Stitches: 350,000
Material: 14 count aida
Colours: 30
First Stitch in: 1993
Last Stitch in: 1996
Frame: Modern Blackwork Frame

FINE ART CROSS STITCH: 'Lady with an Ermine', da Vinci

 Size: 52cm x 65cm

Stitches: 36,000 (no black background to show off colour of the aida material)
Material: 14 count aida
Colours: 45
First Stitch in: 2018
Last Stitch in: 2019
Frame: Found frame at a second hand store. Piece displayed with my antique ginger jars.

FINE ART CROSS STITCH: 'Fehmarn Lighthouse, Germany' , Ludwig Kirchner

 Size: 40cm x 55cm

Stitches: 27,440
Material: 14 count aida
Colours: 30
First Stitch in: 23 September 2017
Last Stitch in: 6 February 2019
Frame: Bespoke Modern Frame

EMBROIDERY/CREWEL: 'Starry Night' Vincent Van Gogh

 Size: 25cm x 20cm

StitcheType: Seed, chain and satin

Material: Scrap linen and left over floss from other projects

Colours: 35

First Stitch in: 2018

Last Stitch in: 2018

Frame: Modern pre-made Frame

EMBROIDERY/CREWEL: 'Girl With the Pearl Earring' , Vermeer (UPDATE 30 October 2023)

Size: 25 cm
Stitch Type: Satin and Chain
Material: Linen
Colours: 20
First Stitch in: 23 June 2022
Last Stitch in: Unfinished
Frame: Gilt painted Bamboo Hoop when completed

CROSS STITCH: 'Oranges' (Kitchin' Stitchin' Project Part 1)

Size: 36.1cm x 22.1cm

Stitches: 24,250
Material: 14 count aida
Colours: 20
First Stitch in: 16 March 2022
Last Stitch in: 15 August 2023
Frame: Awaiting framing

FINE ART CROSS STITCH: '12 Sunflowers' by Vincent van Gogh

Size: 52cm x 64cm
Stitches: 94,000
Material: 14 count aida
Colours: 92
First Stitch in: 1 April 2020
Last Stitch in: 27 July 2023
Frame: Bespoke Modern Colour match frame

FINE ART CROSS STITCH: 'Artists Garden at Giverny', Claude Monet

Size: 1 mtr x 1.10mtr
Stitches: 221,000
Material: 14 count aida
Colours: 96
First Stitch in: 1 January 2017
Last Stitch in: 20 March 2019
Frame: Bespoke French Gilt Frame