Ostrich in blue, teal, and gold Skulls and London

and London

stitched by hand on 8x10 inch watercolour paper

Every time I see leg o' mutton sleeves

the Chicago History Museum has a version in black silk velvet and satin

Materials: Nepalese lokta & Thai kozo papers

Ostrich in blue, teal, and gold Skulls and LondonThis ostrich is based on an illustration from Johann Daniel Meyers 1748 book Angenehmer Und Ntzlicher Zeit Vertreib Mit Betrachtung Curioser Vorstellungen Allerhand Kriechender, Fliegender Und Schwimmender, Auf Dem Land Und Im Wasser Sich Befindender Und Nhrender Thiere. In English, thats A pleasant and useful pastime, with the contemplation of curious ideas about all sorts of crawling, flying, and swimming animals, living and feeding on land and in