Real Dry Leaves Are an Unconventional Canvas for Colorful Bird Embroideries

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Using real leaves and sticks, Lau­ra Dal­la Vec­chia cre­ates bird embroi­deries atop the dry (and seem­ing­ly brit­tle) sur­faces. The amount of detail that she is able to achieve on this uncon­ven­tion­al sur­face is amaz­ing, and the threads show­case the beau­ty of these birds with their bril­liant col­or and patterning.

Lau­ra sells her work on her web­site. To see what she’s work­ing on next, fol­low her on Insta­gram.