When I was back home visiting for the holidays my Mum gave me a couple of pieces or artwork she kept for me. I was probably about 8 or 10 when I made them. At that time I was into drawing as my main art form, and had already begun dabbling in origami, but this was my one and only foray into needle-oriented art. My Mum is an expert at embroidery, needlepoint and cross-stitch, as well as knitting, crocheting and sewing. My kids got a couple arts-and-crafts gifts this year for Xmas, which reminded my Mum she had this art down in the basement.
As I recall she set up my brothers and I with little handmade canvasses that consisted of burlap stretched across cardboard frame. We drew pictures on the burlap and then filled them in using yarn instead of embroidery floss. I made a butterfly and a dragonfly, as you see. I think Martin made a housefly and a caterpillar, and Jim made a turtle and maybe a lizard.
These were hanging on my wall for quite some time as I was growing up, but I hadn’t thought of them in years. Thanks Mum!
