Bead Embroidery Kit on Art Canvas "Dolphins"

“Dolphins” is an underwater scene viewed as if through a large round opening in a ship’s wooden side. Two dolphins rise towards the light, and a calf keeps close by.

What the picture shows

At the centre is a clear blue body of water with sunbeams falling from above and scattering into small bubbles. Two large dolphins swim to left and right, half turned towards each other, with silvery grey backs and pale bellies; a small dolphin appears at the lower right. The floor and the edges of the opening are covered by a coral garden: pink, lilac, yellow and green branches, weeds, and a small striped fish at the upper left. The frame is made of warm wooden planks with metal rivets that contrast with the cold blue. Beadwork covers the dolphins, the corals, the bubbles and the planked frame, while the depth of the water with its light rays stays largely as print on the canvas, so the light keeps its smooth gradient.

What is in the kit

• Artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Czech Preciosa beads, 22 colours
• Beading needles
• Thread for bead embroidery
• Instructions and finishing guide

Specifications

• Finished size: 660×300 mm (25.9×11.8 in)
• Beads: approx. 26,373
• Bead colours: 22
• Difficulty: medium
• Base: artist canvas

The piece is elongated horizontally and works well in a bathroom, a child’s room, or above a sofa in the living room. Gallery finishing is possible — the canvas stretches over a bar and hangs without a frame or mount.