I am so happy to welcome Bette Hicks to the Guest Gallery.
Bette writes: "My
inspiration for Ralph and Oscar was living on Longboat
Key and being fascinated by these lovely birds - I just had to
put them on canvas and stitch them.
Both are on 18 mesh French Blue canvas."
"Underwater Fantasy"
11½" x 9" (18" x 15" framed) Viewan
enlargement
"Underwater Fantasy" was the
result of a 4 day class which included 1 day of marbeling the 22 mesh
congress cloth, 1 day of designing, 1 day ofstitching and a day of
appliqueing and adding the embellishments. It was an exciting class."
"I
started to learn needlepoint on my own, then in 1980 I discovered Elsa
Williams School of Needleart in West Townsend, MA. After attending
classes there I was hooked and canvaswork became a consuming passion
for me and still continues to be my favorite pastime.
I studied for 2 years with the National Academy of Needleart and
have traveled to England and Italy to take classes. I attend numerous
seminars and do local teaching for my ANG and EGA chapters."
Bette Hicks. June 2004.
Louis XIV chairs in
the Great Room of the Cą d'Zan, Sarasota, Florida
The two Louis XIV chairs
in the Great Room of the Cą d'Zan were completely re-stitched
in needlepoint by members of the Sun Stitchers Chapter of
ANG and the Sarasota Chapter of EGA. Marguerite Crosby,
Jennifer Taylor and Bette Hicks created a graph from the original
chair canvases for the stitchers to work from.
Working along with the stitchers, Marguerite and Bette stitched
the petit point birds and squirrels on the chair backs.
BETTE
HICKS 
