Fantasy Birds

When in Orissa we went to Raghurajpur, where we watched one of the village craftsmen engraving on treated palm leaf strips. We bought a piece to share and I chose a piece which showed animals and birds. Each of the designs was approximately 3cm square but modern technology allows size increases which allowed me to turn these two birds into free motion embroidery.

Bird
© photo Jane Treavis

Fantasy Bird
© Jane Treavis

Water Bird
©photo Jane Treavis

Fantasy Swan
© Jane Treavis