Item description
An embroidered medieval creature on a white fabric in a wooden embroidery hoop. The creature has a purple, goose-like body with a face similar to a fox with pointed ears. The creature is biting its own tail, which swirls around its backside and has another identical face on the end of it. The faces are staring at each other and the creature has clawed feet.
Image | 2020
Illuminations in Dark Times: An Embroidered Bestiary 2
It was purely by coincidence that a little over two years ago I purchased an embroidery pattern—from an online mega store named for a South American river—with the purpose of occupying my hands. In the winter, when darkness comes early and temperatures drop, my partner and I spend many a cozy evening on the couch, wrapped in blankets, cats curled on our laps, streaming our favorite television shows. The problem is, even though I am theoretically sitting staring at one screen, I would often look up to realize that I had missed what was happening because I had actually been compulsively staring at the smaller screen aglow in my hands. The solution? Occupy those hands with another pursuit.
