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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