Brooches with Mountain Sceneries Made with Damask Stitches by Sarah Buckley

The embroiderer Sarah Buckley lives in Aurora (Colorado, USA) and works as the IttyBittyBunnies brand.
Sarah Buckley embroider landscapes, flowers and animals with damask stitches. This decorative needlework is made entirely by hand of cotton thread, folded several times (in leys) to achieve the desired width of the stitch. See how the embroiderer stores her threads on wooden clothespins.

The embroidery is done in multiple layers to convey the depth and make the landscape volume. Restrained colors and NeedlePainting technique — painting with a needle, using transition colors, infusion of colours help to make the work look realistic. Paintings are made with short damask stitches oriented in different directions, as required by a sketch, with the addition of French knots where the embroiderer wants to depict dots.
The basis of the mountain sceneries is photos of the places where the embroiderer lives, and pictures from books about the mountain nature. The works of Sarah Buckley are contemplative and full of life!
The embroiderer creates brooches with embroiderings, she places them in a metal frame of an oval, rectangular or even square shape with a clasp. They will become a talisman and a reminder about journeys for the lovers of nature.

This is a work before framing!