St Louis River View

I enjoy taking pictures and then manipulating the photo in the computer.  Then I use my sewing machine to thread draw aspects of the picture.  I quilted the back ground sky and used acrylic paint to texture the threads.  I then hand-stitch the foliage to give depth and realism.

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  1. Irene Lambright
    Irene Lambright on July 26, 2018 at 2:03 pm

    Hey Ana. My number is 864 5424464. I am on Facebook Irene E Lambright. I quilt too. Trying to get into the thread painting

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