Lyell
Canyon and Emerald Lake, 34" H x 40" W
Heat transfers of Yosemite and other Sierra maps, painted and embroidered
with trail facts and photographs on satin, silk, and brocade, and stitching.
The borders are embroidered with one of John Muir's 1894 journal entries.
Text of embroidery
on borders:
Early next morning I made up a bundle of bread, tied my note-book to my
belt, and strode away in the bracing air, full of eager, indefinite hope. -
John Muir 1894, The Mountains of California |