A bit to my own surprise, I found a cross-stitch design of 'Sunset Taj" that I had kept from a magazine, so began with that.
'Sunset' meant in three shades of blue, making it far more like night than sunset. However, I stuck with the blue but definitely night, It worked well, but looked too small on its own on the towel. I tried other Indian motifs, like elephants, but the scale was badly wrong.
After looking at dozens of photos of the Taj Mahal, I decided to embroider a version of the trees that line the approach to the Taj.
The trees are very dark green, and highly sculpted, although not uniform.
My friend was delighted. One of her earliest memories, she told me, is of being taken, as a child of 7 years, through a gate, to see the Taj Mahal by moonlight - an image she has kept all her life! Blew my mind!
2 comments:
What a magical sight that must be! I imagine your friend is quite delighted to be reminded of that special visit.
Well, that was inspired! What a great connection. 😊
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