More of the same – only different

All right – I know I’ve been trying to get away from my constant preoccupation with images of birds and flowers, but I can’t help it – that’s just about all I’ve been working on recently. One reason is that I want to produce some more collections for my Secrets of Embroidery shop, and for that I need to create sets of designs that are more or less on the same general theme. And after all, what’s a more appealing theme than birds and flowers!

I am always been interested in art and design from past cultures and distant lands, and I’ve recently been captivated by images of ancient Persian art. It’s such a rich culture and so much of the art features animals and birds. So, still under Persian influence, I put together a collection of “Persian” birds. Now, these are NOT reproductions of Persian art – a genuine Persian would never recognise them! They’re just inspired by it. But the colours and shapes are genuine enough, and they translate very well to modern embroidery

So perhaps you can see that they're maybe a little more exotic than my usual productions. But I've finished 12 of them now in the same style, and they're all ready to go, so I should be able to go on to something different – I hope!