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Into the Darkness

@casssample.bsky.social

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My Interests: Gaming, Dungeons and Dragons, Foodie, Crafting including Embroidery, Crochet, Knit and other Art. Leather working, EDS, Service Dog, Pets, Gardening, Historic Literature, Audio Books, Liberal, LGBTQ

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · May 13

I just weeded around the potatoes, and they look great. Here's growth progress.

#garden #potatoes #vegetables

May 5th, potatos are sprouting with 4 inch tall leaves

May 13th pots are filled with 6-12 inch growth.

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Apr 26

#spring #garden is in full swing. Hardening off plants, enjoying the tulips. Planted spring hardy crops like potatoes, onions, greens, peas, beets, carrots etc

4 8x4 foot raised beds full of earth. A cattle panel trellis between them in two places ready for climbing plants like peas and squash

Wider view of the raised beds with potatoes planted in grow bags to the right.

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Mar 21

My reaction to this was visceral and immediate. Well done art!

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Mar 21

Same here! I just don't experience an aversion to French knots. This was my first attempt to use them and I could have gone on forever. :) Now all I want is an excuse.

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Mar 21

First #poem I have written since I was a teen. It has been bumping around in my mind for a bit and needed to get out.

#politics #LGBTQ #blacklivesmatter #BLM #femanism #poetry #resist #environment #truth

One Day

One day I wake too agitated to tap the screen
My throat clenches as I brush my teeth
They are there, behind my teeth, behind my eyes
I can't keep them out, they are in my mind

One day, they will all have been against this

One day I cringe from the signs as I pilot
My car through a jungle of land minds
I must watch the road, not close my eyes
Against the signs that are signs of vehemence

One day they will all have been against this

One day I am at my tasks, trying to complete
My labor in spite of knowing that they are
At their labor, crouched like gremlins in committee
As they seek to pass prohibitions to abiding

One day they will all have been against this all along

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 24

Thank you! I look forward to seeing your future work as well :)

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 24

Love all of these as the kinky wife of a trans man. I also do a lot of fiber art.

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 22

Amazing stitch!

Laura McGarrity @a-warm-garlic-yurt.bsky.social · Feb 21

Posting my embroidery so people can find me... 🐯 #embroidery #handembroidery

Hand embroidery of a tiger swimming amongst green weeds represented with French knots

Reposted by Into the Darkness

Tuesday Adams ™ 🌹 @tuesdayadams111.bsky.social · Feb 22

That’s so cool.👍🌹

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 22

This is gorgeous, all those French knots! Is there padding under the stitches on the tiger?

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 20

I'd call it theoretically a duck, but it's certianly wearing convincing duck's garb now <3

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 19

Ok, I literally just figured out how to turn off tge adult content filter. These are gorgeous, I love the graphic colors and mixed textures

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 19

Progress on "The Caucus Race", Alice in Wonderland #embroidery Trying to make each animal distinct and stand out against the sand and water that will be stitched in.

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Animals running in a circle. Half finished embroidery. Beetle, dodo bird, cat, Alice, duck and red kangaroo are finished in color. Lemur, polar bear, mouse, quail, parrot, owl, wild dog and goose are still black and white.

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 12

Shrimp risotto for dinner

#food #Italian 🍜

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 8

I ADORE this. I love all the Romero films

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 8

No worries! I appreciate someone trying to help as I hate using work unatributed or without permission. Most of the old Alice illustrations are out of copyright and fair game. However, it's for my personal use and altered too...so meh

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 8

This is the last piece I finished from Tenniel

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 8

I do a lot of his illustrations and have lists with names and dates, but I just haven't found evidence of him doing this one yet. It's for sure in the same style

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 8

The newest WIP #embroidery #art is the caucus race. I love this image but can't find the source. Just 1 person sharing on Flickr, so if you know the illustration please share. I altered it by adding enough to make it round (circular frame planned) and adding the mouse.

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Original black and white rectangular image of the caucus race frome Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Various animals, bugs, birds, a dodo etc running in a circle to dry off. The circular path leads them in and out of water.

Same image with the right and left sides penciled in to extend the design into a round image.

Image is transfered to linen fabric and drawn in sharpie. Here's the plastic inner/back part of the round wooden hoop that this will be mounted in to show shape.

Image inside embroidery frame with approximately 1/8th of the black outlines of animals stitched.

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 2

Thank you!

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 2

Yes!! That is for sure the base image I need to work from <3

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 2

I'm struggling to find a version of the jaberwock that will translate well into embroidering and I may end up drawing one from the source art available. I would like to feature at least part of the poem in that one.

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 2

Thank you! I am going to be doing both the more "mainstream" characters and the obscure "from the book" scenes. I anticipate 18-20 total scenes, many of which, though not all, based on the Tenniel artwork.

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Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 2

Thank you! The feedback is so motivating <3

Into the Darkness @casssample.bsky.social · Feb 2

Prairie Fires is a very well written interesting biography. It has lead me down a rabbit hole of other work I am going to consume. I currently have an audible membership though I will be dropping it again soon and that was one of the free to listen selections.