Dragonfly in Amber

I have always been interested in fossils and I thought I would attempt to embroider a dragonfly trapped in amber.
Amber is a very beautiful colour and can vary from a butterscotch to a dark brown. It is the fossilised resin of ancient trees and very rarely an ancient insect was trapped at the point of fossilisation.

The dragonfly was worked on disolvable in shades of brown and bronze.

When finished the disovable was washed away leaving the dragonfly.
This was then stitched to a piece of amber silk covering angelina. Sides were attached and a base to make a 3D piece of amber.
The sides were then embroidered with french knots and small pieces of amber to look as if the outside had not been polished.

I then mounted it on a painted and printed artist's canvas.

I often use fossils for inspiration and here are a couple more pieces I have worked in the past.