ASK34: Kokopelli - The Merry Minstrel






Technique:
Mixed Media - Composite Patterns with Blackwork and Couching Accents
Level:
Intermediate and Beyond Canvas
Ground:
24-mesh Zweigart Ivory Congress Cloth
Finished Size:
10" square; 

Price:
$36.00
Description:
This legendary humpbacked flutist from Anasazi folklore is a popular southwestern motif. In this interpretation the usual solid primitive silhouette has been transformed to a simple Assisi style outline for the body; the clothing is richly embellished with two composite patterns in traditional southwestern shades of russet with bright blue accents. The decorative Indian inspired partial border is executed totally in Rhodes stitch with backstitched details, and the background area is filled with an original open pattern that echoes the diamonds in the border.
Materials List :
Zweigart 24-mesh sand Congress cloth - 14" X 14" piece 
14" stretcher frame (provided by student) 
DMC #8 pearl cotton - 1 ball each of six colors 
#519 light blue #754 peach or #353 coral
#518 medium blue #356 medium russet
#310 black #355 dark russet
DMC floss: #356 medium russet - 1 skein 
#355 dark russet - 2 yards 
#8 Kreinik metallic braid:
#235 custom blend (red, black and gold) - 1 reel 
Rainbow Gallery Petite Very Velvet: 2 yards # 612 black 
Needles: Tapestry #20, #22, #24, and #26