Heaven and Earth Series: The View from the Top

It was nice to work on a lighter, more optimistic piece after finishing "Roads to Nowhere".

This piece, titled The View from the Top,  is based on a satellite image of the Himalayas.  From space it appears as a complex web of snow capped peaks and valleys dissected by river beds.  To try to reproduce every detail would have resulted in a dead composition that would not have come close to capturing its breathtaking beauty.  Instead I paired it down to the bare essential lines and textures.  I wanted the piece to be expansive, to give a sense of  quietude, to breathe.

At 100cm x 65 cm this is the largest piece I have worked so far.  I used fine chinese filature silk  to get maximum shine and reflectivity from the stitching.

The stitching is very fine, but there is a lot of texture provided through the use of various stitches, with palestrina stitch featuring along all of the knobby "ridge lines".

From a distance the stitching appears largely white, but up close delicate colour plays up the details.

...and here's a whole lot more close ups.....

...thanks for stopping by.