Item description
An embroidery of a creature on white fabric in a wooden embroidery hoop. The front half of the creature resembles a unicorn with white and gold stripes, a blue snout, and a golden horn. The bottom half of the creature is blue with webbed feet. The tail swirls around the back of the creature and has blue and gold flowers sprouting from it.
Image | 2020
Illuminations in Dark Times: An Embroidered Bestiary 16
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.
