Read and Reflect

Besides embroidery, my favorite thing is getting lost in a good book. This is my little corner for sharing what I’m currently reading and the thoughts or feelings they spark in me. It might be a beautiful sentence, or a character that inspires a new piece. Welcome, let’s chat about stories, both in and out of the pages.

Hand embroidery artist lissyluo finding inspiration in nature, looking up at the sprawling branches of a large tree.

I Am Not the Creator, Merely a Vessel

I thought my embroidery motif was from China’s Mogao Caves. An online conversation revealed a history I never could have imagined.

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lissyluo is smiling with a red hibiscus flower tucked behind her ear, standing in front of green foliage.

A Whisper Across Time: For the Art That Waits for Its Listener

If you knew, for certain, that no one would ever see your work… would you still create it?

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