Series: Stories from beehive front panels
Motif: based on traditional folk motif
Technique: Mixed embroidery
Year: 2012 - ongoing
Edition: Unlimited
Size: Small
Dimension: 32 x 14 cm | 12.6 x 5.5 in
Number of stitches: over 140,000
Thread length: over 1.8 km | over 1.1 mi
Thread colours: 17
Development: over 45 person hours
Potters were not very welcome in the Slovenian countryside of the 19th century as farmers’ wives would spend hard earned money on their products. This motif satirically depicts how farmers felt about potters: the bull is a symbol of a farmer, attacking (and driving away) the potter.
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Motif: based on traditional folk motif
Technique: Mixed embroidery
Year: 2012 - ongoing
Edition: Unlimited
Size: Small
Dimension: 32 x 14 cm | 12.6 x 5.5 in
Number of stitches: over 140,000
Thread length: over 1.8 km | over 1.1 mi
Thread colours: 17
Development: over 45 person hours
Potters were not very welcome in the Slovenian countryside of the 19th century as farmers’ wives would spend hard earned money on their products. This motif satirically depicts how farmers felt about potters: the bull is a symbol of a farmer, attacking (and driving away) the potter.
MORE INFO