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Christi Becker
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First post for #ArtAdventCalendar is my only finished cross stitch piece for 2025. Based on a painting in the Museum of Modern Art.
Cross stitched interpretation of Vincent Van Gogh painting, The Postman Joseph Roulin. A man in a postal uniform, with a full beard, stands in front of a wallpapered wall with flowers and vines.
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Excited to see these @brbusby.bsky.social paintings at Canada House in Banff today!
Two paintings by Billie Rae Busby, From the Onset and Out of the Blue. Refracted landscapes with sunrise/sunset in brilliant yellows and reds. Painting by Billie Rae Busby, Particularly Probable. A refracted landscape and sky in shades of blue.
June 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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And these ties that would rap you in the knuckles if you weren't careful!
elastic hair ties with two big plastic balls on them
February 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Merry Christmas! For #ArtAdventCalendar , here is a stocking I made a few years ago.
Stocking featuring Santa in blues and earth tones, holding a baby polar bear and toys. A mama polar bear stands in front of him, with 2 white rabbits.
December 24, 2024 at 8:41 PM
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A bright Mary Engelbreit Santa for the shortest day of the year. #ArtAdventCalendar
Cross stitched picture of a jolly, pink-cheeked Santa Claus, wearing a red polka dot hat, red and white striped mittens and blue coat with a holly pattern. He is waving his left hand, and has 3 black and white bunnies at his feet. There is a border in yellow with red flowers on green stems.
December 21, 2024 at 10:54 PM
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A smaller cross stitch piece I did in 2023, of the Ghibli character Totoro cross stitching. #ArtAdventCalendar
Cross stitch picture of the character Totoro holding a needle and stitching on a red embroidery hoop. He is accompanied by 3 Mini-Totoros watching him work.
December 14, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Cross stitch completed in 2022. Based on a painting of the Cathedral of Ste Reparate in Nice by Raoul Dufy. #ArtAdventCalendar
December 12, 2024 at 9:04 PM
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Van Gogh painting, Church at Auvers. Cross stitch completed by me in 2020. #ArtAdventCalendar
Cross stitch rendering of the Van Gogh painting Church at Auvers. Depicts the front of a church with a figure standing in front, dark blue sky behind.
December 11, 2024 at 10:33 PM
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Cross stitch of Van Gogh's Mulberry Tree, completed in 2019. I love how the foliage looks almost like fire. #ArtAdventCalendar
Cross stitch rendering of Van Gogh's Mulberry Tree painting. The tree's foliage appears to be writhing like fire, in shades of red and orange, set against a dark blue sky and yellow ground.
December 9, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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Another tree offering for #ArtAdventCalendar. Van Gogh's Olive Trees in cross stitch, completed 2020.
Cross stitch rendering of the Van Gogh painting Olive Trees, featuring twisty black and green trees in the foreground, dark blue hills and sky with clouds in the background.
December 8, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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I don't have much to post for #artadventcalendar , but here is a recent cross stitch finish of a magnolia tree. Finished size is approximately 19"x14".
Cross stitched picture of a magnolia tree in the wind, standing in a field of blue and green grass with smaller trees in the distance.
December 7, 2024 at 3:01 PM