PJ's Studio: embroidery

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Sunday, April 26, 2026

Galway Illuminated

This month’s piece from the Illuminated Ireland series features a photo of Galway.

It’s a college town full of life and fun. And the oysters were to die for. Here’s the original photo…

The letter “G” drawing…

And the collage.

Another photo of the final version.

Here are links to the other pieces from the Illuminated Ireland series…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2026/01/glendalough-illuminated.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2026/02/kilkea-rose-embroidery.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2026/03/craggaunowen-illuminated.html

And, here are some other previously posted embroideries…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2014/06/embroidery-wisteria.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2012/03/fighting-fish-orchids.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2025/01/embroidery-world-trade-center-butterfly.html

Cheers!

Sunday, March 29, 2026

Craggaunowen Illuminated

This month’s piece from the Illuminated Ireland series features a photo of a crannog.

People first began building crannogs – dwellings on artificial islands - during the Neolithic period. Crannog ruins in Ireland have been dated 1200 – 600 B.C.

Much to my surprise, I was recently watching a tv show about Scotland and some popped up. As it turns out, they can be found in Wales as well.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crannog

This reconstruction can be found in Craggaunowen…

https://www.craggaunowen.ie/

Which also has a cute little castle, so it’s well worth a visit.

Here’s the drawing of the illuminated letter C. ( I thought a sea creature would be appropriate.)

And, the photoshop combination ready for printing on linen.

Here’s another photo of the final version.

Here are links to the other pieces from the Illuminated Ireland series…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2026/01/glendalough-illuminated.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2026/02/kilkea-rose-embroidery.html

And, here are some other previously posted embroideries…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2012/11/embroidery-coral-bouquet.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/02/embroidery-chinatown-butterfly.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2013/06/embroidery-orange-tulips.html

Cheers!

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Kilkea Rose embroidery

This piece from the embroidered Ireland series features a rose from the backyard of Kilkea Castle.

The castle is a family favorite - Edward visited in 1968 and we stayed there together in 2001. I felt like a princess.

Here’s the photo of the rose…

The drawing of the illuminated letter K…

And, the photoshop combination ready for printing –

I thought a pink tint would be fun.

Here’s another photo of the final version.

And a link to the Kilkea Castle website…

https://www.kilkeacastle.ie/

Here is a link to the last piece from the Embroidered Ireland series…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2026/01/glendalough-illuminated.html

And, here are some other previously posted embroideries…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2012/08/embroidery-pink-lilies.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2015/05/embroidery-st-pauls-rose.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/01/embroidery-guggenheim-butterfly.html

Cheers!

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Glendalough Illuminated

This is the first piece in an embroidery series inspired by our trip to Ireland in July 2001 and the beauty of Irish illuminated manuscripts.

For the background I combined two photographs taken at Glendalough – the place where the Irish saved civilization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glendalough

https://www.amazon.com/How-Irish-Saved-Civilization-Irelands/dp/0385418493

Then I drew an illuminated “G” based on a classic design.

Combined it looked like this. Then I printed it on linen, and added the embroidery.

Here’s the finished piece again.

Here’s a look at some other embroidery posts…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2012/07/embroidery-chat-eiffel.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2012/07/embroidery-tall-coral.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2014/01/embroidery-rialto-bridge.html

Cheers!

Sunday, December 28, 2025

Sunday, November 30, 2025

Embroidery: Gapstow Bridge

This embroidery began with a stunning photo of Gapstow Bridge in Central Park in the fall.

Then I added some daises from Bow Bridge.

And this drawing of a butterfly.

I combined the components and then printed them on linen.

And then I added the embroidery to finish the piece.

That completes the “butterfly” series. 😊

Here are the other posts…

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/12/embroidery-times-square-butterfly.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/11/embroidery-united-nations-butterfly.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/07/embroidery-chrysler-building-butterfly.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/06/embroidery-grand-central-butterfly.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/05/embroidery-st-patricks-cathedral.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/04/embroidery-oculus-butterfly.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/03/embroidery-empire-state-building.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/02/embroidery-chinatown-butterfly.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2024/01/embroidery-guggenheim-butterfly.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2025/01/embroidery-world-trade-center-butterfly.html

https://pj-studio.blogspot.com/2025/04/embroidery-asia-society-butterfly.html

Enjoy!

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Embroidery: The Kiss

Klimt’s painting “The Kiss” is a study in beauty, so it’s no wonder that so many artists riff on it. I am no exception.

When Edward and I got engaged in 1987, we headed over to Central Park to take some photos. Apparently, while we were setting up this one, we attracted a crowd. They clapped when we kissed and I couldn’t help laughing – hence the body language.

Given that our positioning was so similar to those in Klimt’s kiss I started thinking about ways I could pay homage to the original. First, I replaced the background with bigger azaleas.