Becoming

In my last post I asked "What defines art?" and "Is it art?"   Some of my sweet readers said it looks like art to them.  I have continued to work on my "art piece" with lots of hand work.  (which is very time consuming.  And it makes my right index finger hurt as that it the one doing most of the work.)
 Here is another sneak peek:

Someone asked  if I am using variegated thread. The answer is "Some of the thread if variegated."  I am using some that is commercial such as the Aurifil wool and a mystery perle cotton variegated.  But there is some in there that is hand dyed.  I got that from Laura Wasilowski at her Artfabrik store.  I love the shine on the #5 cotton. (click the picture to expand it.) The center section with the scattered seed stitch is #5 cotton from Artfabrik.   In the previous post, the top picture  shows more of the  #5 cotton. That stitch is one Laura calls "wheat ears" - I call it a star stitch.  Either way the thread shines in vivid colors.  I like it so much I just ordered a couple more thread choices from Laura. One is another #5 in the Renaissance colorway.  I can hardly wait to get it.