数年前にサンフランシスコから遊びに来てくれた友人が古いもの好きで、一緒にダウンタウンの骨董屋へ出かけたときのこと。「いいもの見つけたから」と大きな包み紙を私にくれました。開けてみたら木枠に張られたこの鳥の刺繍。元々ついていた額は取り外し、シンプルな状態で子供部屋に掛けました。一番左の赤い鳥ははカーディナル、真ん中の針金の上にとまっているのはチキディー、かな？多少粗削りのステッチですがなんとも愛嬌があって好きです。とくに余白がいいでしょ？
Few years ago, a friend of ours came to visit us from San Francisco. She loves old things so of course we went to some antique stores at downtown. After we left one store, she said 'I found something for you' then gave me a big package with a smile. I opened the wrapping paper and came out this lovely bird embroidery. I took off the original frame, then hang it in my child's bedroom. I know the left red bird is cardinal which has a beautiful voice and the middle one who is sitting on the wire must be a chickadee, I guess. I would not say the stitch is delicate but I think it is very charming embroidery which was done by somebody else in a long time ago. And my favorite part is the blank space.
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