Octopus in Gold and Periwinkle VAM and hand stitched on cold-pressed

and hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

This was the first time I layered my papers

I think this dress would look perfect on Betty Draper (or on your wall

and metallic thread on cotton paper

prepared for the necessary use of human life by various experiments

Octopus in Gold and Periwinkle VAM and hand stitched on cold-pressedSometimes you need to go back to 1560 to find the right octopus; the original illustration for this Polupus is from Conrad Gessners Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum. The octopus is 6 inches across, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Japanese paper, hand trimmed sequins, and cotton