NAN Home Page Assembly Exemplary Certification Programs Membership NANthology Permanent Collection Lifetime Achievement Award In Memoriam Free Patterns Angel Fund Needlework Links Contact NAN	Fire and Ice by Rachel Watkins The dragon and the tiger symbolize the conflicts found in the natural elements of this planet that we inhabit. This piece is stitched with silk and metal on silk Obi fabric. It encompasses many of the techniques used in Japanese embroidery along with silk thread painting on the Tiger. It took many hours to design this piece and many more to complete the embroidery.

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