Embroidered Collage

These haven't changed much from the original post where I experimented with painting with a palette knife.  I added a little colored pencil and a little whipped backstitch to the white and purple one.  I added whipped backstitch and a few lines of beads to the textured orange one.  But in both cases it was these additions that made the piece complete.  I really like the way the couching and beads look nestled between the highly textured globs of paint and am considering doing a piece like this as a footstep.