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nemfrog

Resting turtle person. Ornements du Japon.1883.

littlegentlewoman

The swan's nest

lunarsigilart

The White Tree of Gondor. Hand embroidery

This embroidery is done in A3 size using DMC Satin (viscose) thread on matte black fabric. To create a 3D effect, I used a base of two felt layers. The felt was carefully cut to match the curves of the branches and the trunk, and then covered with a padded satin stitch.

Honestly, working with viscose was a struggle. Viscose thread is a tricky material to work with — it is very slippery and frays easily, making it hard to lay down smooth stitches over a raised base. However, I chose this exact thread against the deep black background, because it gives a smooth, shimmering surface. I wanted the Tree to look as if it were forged from real mithril, silvered by moonlight, shining in the dark.

The seven stars above the branches of the majestic Tree are made using the woven star technique. The overlapping threads naturally build volume and geometric facets, so no felt padding was needed underneath them. The light catches the facets of the stars, and the viscose shines just like real metal.

The thick grey cardboard used for the matting is like the ancient stone of the walls of Minas Tirith, the White City, protecting the White Tree. The inner bevel is hand-painted with silver Finetec, and a thin silver cord echoes the metallic shine of the embroidery, completing the artwork.

nobrashfestivity

Vincent van Gogh Avenue of poplars at sunset 1884 oil on canvas 45,5 x 32,5 cm Kröller- Müller Museum, Otterlo

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Ningiukulu Teevee

FLIRTATIOUS OWL Cape Dorset Collection 2017

dailyrothko

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1963

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T R(ex)ochallor

Fingolfin going on his suicide and rage fueled quest

Rochallor returning alone and fatally wounded to Fingon

@wanderingnork put this idea in my head but for a long time I had no idea how to draw it, but it's finally done !

Also lyrics from Time Stands Still by Blind Guardian

vintage-treasures

Furnishing Textile, Velvet Cloth of Gold Textile (late 15th–mid-16th century)

This Italian Renaissance fabric is a rare, full-length panel of Florentine cloth of gold. It features the intricate "firefly effect." Weaving technique using real gilded silver threads that reflect light. This exact style of luxury import was heavily favored by the Tudor monarchy, and the bicolored rose motif within its design may have served as inspiration for the Tudor rose emblem itself. Loc. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, since 1966. Dim. 318.8 cm H x 172.7 cm W (125 1/2 x 68 in.).

nobrashfestivity

Max Ernst, Humboldt Current, 1951

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Max Ernst, Composition en ocre, 1975

balrogballs

LEGOLAS & ARAGORN

discovered embroidery brush and, true to character, went overboard with it. a little practice in my illustration style, enjoy a trashy novel cover, either BL or buddy-cop depending on your interpretation, featuring the most annoying duo to ever exist. i know the elves of imladris wanted to lock them in a room and throw away the key, i know it!

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