I have always had a foot in the fiber arts from sewing, embroidery, weaving, Navajo weaving, macrame, quilting, knitting, crochet, beading, blackwork… you name it. Â Introduced to needlepoint in my early 20’s, it became the thread art form I like the most.
Something so zen about solving the world’s problems in my head while stitching a great design for my home, friends or just for fun. The threads, the stitches, the canvases that you buy just to own, even the motion of tent basketweave has a soothing quality at times.
A man sitting next to me on a plane one time, watched for a while. Then leaned over and said said “Oh, I see, you just fill in the colors”. I laughed and said “Yes, just painting with my thread”. Needlepoint on airplanes and hotels saved me when I had that corporate job.
Blue Dogwood Designs began in 2005. I sell my hand painted designs to needlepointers across the country and the many friends that I have made over the years. I also create custom pieces that will add to your living room, match your rug or perhaps memorialize the artwork from your child.
Please feel free to send an email to email@BlueDogwoodDesigns.com with questions about stitchguides, canvases or a suggestion for your custom canvas.
I am a lover of all things dogwood. Four trees in my yard are various species. Red Twig dogwood bushes are a delight in each season. There is a groundcover, bunchberry, that is a dogwood variety that only grows in the Northwest. Â From times long ago, the dogwood has had great symbolism and that is true for me personally.
My Blue Dogwood Designs is a labor of love and a desire to create that zen for others.
Thanks,
Kay
Kay
Bue Dogwood Designs