”Merci”, 2023.
Embroidery on palimpsest collage prepared canvas,
24 x 30 cm.

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After having completed "Thanks", I was hooked on the possibilities of the embroidered canvas approach. On a whim I used a stencil I was developing for use in a different piece, "Caryatid in Love", and painted a spray of white flowers over the palimsest collage.

To get the threaded needle through the layers of glue and pages, paper and canvas, I have to start the piercing with the aid of a hammer, tapping the sliver of metal slightly.

Continuing with the theme of gratitude the word of appreciation crosses languages and frontiers. Even in the face of challenge one can resonate within the harmony of the moment.