Teasel

When I look back through my thousands of photos of plants, teasel is always there in every season. I love it the spring when the combs are a lovely shade of green and I love it in the fall when the combs turn brown and the bracts curl upwards. But it was my photos of the plant in summer that came to mind when thinking about a plant that might lend itself to embroidery. In the heat of the summer, teasel produces its lovely "tutu" of purple or white flowers. At the base of each spine is a little ball which eventually becomes a flower. These flowers, when blooming all together, form a ring around the teasel comb. I loved the idea of printing the comb in green onto paper and then sewing on purple beads for the "tutu." To see the whole process of making this print and to learn why I think of it as “the undoer of knots”, visit the blog here.

Video

This video shows the printing process.

Three versions of The Teasel print are available for purchase.
 

TEASEL - no embroidery,unframed

This is a one-color print and was printed using oil-based ink on Nepalese lotka paper.  This is a limited edition.

Quantity: 4
Edition Size: 8
Dimensions: 15'' W x 12''H
Price: $200

embroidered TEASEL - unframed

This is a one-color print and was printed using oil-based ink on Nepalese lotka paper. The seeds of the milkweed are lucite and Czech glass beads. The threads are golden embroidery floss.   This is a limited edition.

I embroider the prints when ordered, so please give me an extra week or two to ship.

Quantity: 2
Edition Size: 8
Dimensions: 15'' W x 12''H
Price: $350

Embroidered TEASEL - Framed

This is a one-color print and was printed using oil-based ink on Nepalese lotka paper. The seeds of the milkweed are lucite and Czech glass beads. The threads are golden embroidery floss.   This is a limited edition.

I embroider the prints when ordered, so please give me an extra week or two to ship.

Quantity: 1
Edition Size: 8
Dimensions: 19.227'' W X 22.815'' H
Price: $450