I decided to send some “flowers” home for my dad’s birthday.
Flowers, that he can enjoy looking at, when the garden is all frozen during
winter - in a frame on the wall.
I used natural unbleached linen, my favourite background material for embroidering. The colours are pastels with a bit of pang mixed in.
The dandelion-type flower turned out really well. I mixed one string of metallic bronze coloured thread with a dusty pink for the "petals"... and I just love the texture of the French Knots in the centre. I will definitely use this design again.
My dad is a garden wizard. He can make anything grow. I send
him seeds from Australia and he manages to grow them into flowers
and trees in the much cooler climate of Denmark. My mum helps him make it happen and they both
enjoy the short summers in their blooming fruit and veg
producing garden. There are no rules in this garden all plants are welcome and
are mixed in between each other, that is what is so great about it, layers and
layers of colours and textures. Have a look at the pictures below. I took these
when I was home in August last year. It was a beautiful, mysterious early misty
morning. The colours of the Dahlias were glowing in the mist. It was a very
special experience.
I love this misty view from the back of my parents garden. What a lucky capture with the camera of my IPhone.
The colours!
This Dahlia flower is as big as a dinner plate
