This Green kingfisher is one of the newest and the first full-color bird portraits of my bird portrait series. This one is more than a portrait that emphasizes his full and brave body! !This drawing is based on a photograph from a bird app. on my iPad. This bird is created completely with thread, layering colors to create the form of the bird. This bird portrait has been created by freehand stitching on a sewing machine! Otherwise, I draw with my sewing machine. There is absolutely No programing involved. I draw each portrait first as an ink drawing and use that to trace guidelines of the image on the canvas using a fabric marker that fades or washes away. Even though I may use the same drawing per bird, each becomes a one of kind due to the process that I use. Stitched on heavy duty cotton duck canvas fabric and is stretched in a 14”. Hoop pieces are stretched and attached with double-stick tape to a wooden solid circle that is then framed with an embroidery hoop. The wooden panel is kept in the hoop by the pressure of the closure. Another wooden round disc is then glued on the back, signed and hanging device are then added.

his Band Tail Pigeon is one of the newest and the first full-color bird portraits of my bird portrait series. This one is more than a portrait that emphasizes his full and brave body! !This drawing is based on a photograph from a bird app. on my iPad. This bird is created completely with thread, layering colors to create the form of the bird. This bird portrait has been created by freehand stitching on a sewing machine! Otherwise, I draw with my sewing machine. There is absolutely no programming involved. I draw each portrait first as an ink drawing and use that to trace guidelines of the image on the canvas using a fabric marker that fades or washes away. Even though I may use the same drawing per bird, each becomes of a kind due to the process that I use. Stitched in black on heavy duty cotton duck canvas fabric and is stretched in a 14". embroidery hoop or can come framed in a black round picture frame. Hoop pieces are stretched and attached with double stick tape to a wooden solid circle that is then framed with an embroidery hop. A second wooden disc is then glued down on back for durability and stability as well as a professional backing with a metal D-ring for hanging. Each piece is signed and dated along with name of bird on the back of each piece.

This Broad-billed Hummingbird is one of the newest and the first full-color bird portraits of my bird portrait series. This one is more than a portrait that emphasizes his full and brave body! !This drawing is based on a photograph from a bird app. on my iPad. This bird is created completely with thread, layering colors to create the form of the bird. This bird portrait has been created by freehand stitching on a sewing machine! Otherwise, I draw with my sewing machine. There is absolutely no programming involved. I draw each portrait first as an ink drawing and use that to trace guidelines of the image on the canvas using a fabric marker that fades or washes away. Even though I may use the same drawing per bird, each becomes an of a kind due to the process that I use. Stitched in black on heavy duty cotton duck canvas fabric and is stretched in a 14".

his Eastern Bluebird is one of the newest and the first full-color bird portraits of my bird portrait series. This one is more than a portrait that emphasizes his full and brave body! !This drawing is based on a photograph from a bird app. on my iPad. This bird is created completely with thread, layering colors to create the form of the bird. This bird portrait has been created by freehand stitching on a sewing machine! Otherwise, I draw with my sewing machine. There is absolutely No programing involved. I draw each portrait first as an ink drawing and use that to trace guidelines of the image on the canvas using a fabric marker that fades or washes away. Even though I may use the same drawing per bird, each becomes a one of kind due to the process that I use. Stitched on heavy duty cotton duck canvas fabric and is stretched in a 14”.

This American Goldfinch is one of the newest and the first full-color bird portraits of my bird portrait series. This one is more than a portrait that emphasizes his full and brave body! !This drawing is based on a photograph from a bird app. on my iPad. This bird is created completely with thread, layering colors to create the form of the bird. This bird portrait has been created by freehand stitching on a sewing machine! Otherwise, I draw with my sewing machine. There is absolutely no programming involved. I draw each portrait first as an ink drawing and use that to trace guidelines of the image on the canvas using a fabric marker that fades or washes away. Even though I may use the same drawing per bird, each becomes of a kind due to the process that I use. Stitched in black on heavy duty cotton duck canvas fabric and is stretched in a 12” wooden embroidery hoop

This European robin is one of the newest and the first full-color bird portraits of my bird portrait series. This one is more than a portrait that emphasizes his full and brave body! !This drawing is based on a photograph from a bird app. on my iPad. This bird is created completely with thread, layering colors to create the form of the bird. This bird portrait has been created by freehand stitching on a sewing machine! Otherwise, I draw with my sewing machine. There is absolutely no programming involved. I draw each portrait first as an ink drawing and use that to trace guidelines of the image on the canvas using a fabric marker that fades or washes away. Even though I may use the same drawing per bird, each becomes of a kind due to the process that I use. Stitched in black on heavy duty cotton duck canvas fabric and is stretched in a 14".

Hand embroidered wood duck on vintage napkin, detail

hand embroidered woodcock on vintage linen napkin, 2019

Hand Embroidered Barn Owl on vintage linen napkin

Hand embroidered grackle for "Handing them out to Dry"