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| Here is Sophie King's store, take a peek! |
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I realized recently that I have not given a shout-out to my fellow needle-pointers since the inception of this blog. The Instagram account pictured above is of an embroidery artist that I have followed for at least a year. Her work that caught my eye early on was that of some roses that she stitched through. The idea to use a needle and yarn on anything other than a mesh of some kind is so beautiful to me. What really touched me is my own experience with needlework and the natural world. When I was a small child, I remember being in summer camp in Los Angeles, and bored one day. So I took to the fallen leaves and sticks on the ground. I would use the 'sharp' end of a fallen twig and weave it through a leaf that was green enough to not crumple when I did so. I remember thinking I was a genius for coming up with this on my own!
I enjoy following Sophie King's account (click the link!) as a reminder that an idea is not always your own. Sometimes someone in a different part of the world is thinking the very same thing.
I will say that I very much appreciate Sophie using fake plants for this project. Besides this also being an easy way to prolong the life of this piece of art, it's also eco-friendly, which is never a bad thing. : )
Please remember when looking at Sophie's store that these prices absolutely reflect the work going into creating a handmade needlework piece. I have experience with selling my needlepoint work for much less than it is worth, and the artist part of me would feel the pang of basically giving away what hours of work should amount to. I don't know if Sophie has experience with underselling her work, but I am proud of her for realizing her money worth!
