Sharing more of my work! I made this piece a couple years ago and loved it so much I've committed to keeping it for myself. This is fully hand embroidered with single strand DMC floss, finished in a 6 inch hoop on cotton fabric. The reference image was shared with me by one of this cat's former zookeepers, from which I drew the stencil myself to start this piece. This took me about two months to complete.
Elmwood Calcite, calcite on fossilized clam from Florida(green under UV), calcite from (I think) Morocco with no other info I just liked the formation, and a flower amethyst on calcite(red under UV) from Brazil.
Mostly cats, but I've done several red pandas, some birds, etc. This is done entirely by hand and what is called "single strand thread painting." I draw the stencils myself from reference images and use those to create the portraits, usually in 6 inch hoops. Each piece generally takes me 1.5-2 months depending on my focus otherwise I can crank em out in 1. Enjoy! My IG is needlefelis 🩷
love the works in this group and I look forward to posting more of my pieces, new and old!