Thursday, November 24, 2011

Thanksgiving Treat

Custom Canvas from Leigh Designs
Today's Thanksgiving treat is calorie-free and fabulous. As you all know, I stitch models for Leigh Designs. For the last two months when she and I talked, Leigh mentioned working on a huge custom design for a long-time customer. The canvas is finished and on its way to Pat Delp at Designer's Desk, the shop that placed the order for the customer and that will pull threads for it before sending it to its new home.  Luckily for us, Leigh and the customer allowed me to post a photo for your viewing pleasure.  The design is called "Life's Thoughts."

This is a huge canvas at 24 by 36 inches on 18 count canvas and there is a lot going on .  Leigh told me she enjoyed playing with various focal points to move the eye around the canvas to discover the special items she hid in the piece.  She included a lot of things the customer requested--the two geishas, the musical instrument, the moon bridge, the Japanese castle, and two types of flowers (mums and orchids).  There are wonderful little touches, too, like the purple tassel that hangs off the golden obi in the front geisha's hands and the two types of blossoms in the pink trees.  Leigh says the metallic paint doesn't show up except in person, so there is much we can't see.  But if you study the piece carefully, there is a great deal to discover and enjoy even in a photograph.

I am very sorry that there is just one of these as it is a work of art, but at least we can all see and enjoy the custom work Leigh Designs turns out as our special dessert this Thanksgiving.  Please join me in thanking Leigh Richardson and her customer for allowing me to show off their joint creation!

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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5 comments:

Lisa said...

Jane, This is a stunning piece of art work! Leigh is a masterful artist and it shows in this canvas. Thank you to you for posting this beautiful piece and to Leigh for allowing you to post this Thanksgiving Day treat!

Kelly Clark said...

Simply Breathtaking! There are no other words.
Thank You Jane and Thank You Leigh for your Stunning Work!!!!!!
Blessed Thanksgiving All!
Your friend in Stitching,
Kelly

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

Kelly, I'd love to see you tackle something like this. Of course it is HUGE and would take you forever but it would be worth it, wouldn't it?

Happy Thanksgiving, folks. Glad you enjoyed Leigh's creativity.

Wendy TC said...

Wow! This is a very busy piece, but tranquil at the same time. I know the stitcher will find many many hours of pleasure stitching this piece.

The Chilly Hollow Needlepoint Adventure said...

Wendy, this is a huge piece (a yard tall and 2 feet wide), so it can support a lot of things going on. This was fun for Leigh as she normally does much smaller designs with less room for designs.