loose threads

I picked up embroidery in March when we lost our dog. She had been sick and I hadn’t realized how much of my day was spent caring for her various needs. I knew I needed to fill the space as quickly as possible to keep myself sane and reached for embroidery, something I had been wanting to try for years. It turns out that I love it! I am still learning and my work is far from clean, but it has opened so many creative outlets for me and I have a long list of projects to keep me busy.

This piece is a second version; I am trying to make something as beautiful as its source of inspiration but that is…damn near impossible. But I’m working at it. It’s funny how helpful embroidery has become to my writing; it adds a new layer of expression to my words (or someone else’s) that I’ve always longed to achieve.