Circular Ceilings III: Chicago

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Embroidery number three in this series of five features the stained glass of the Grand Army of the Republic dome at the Chicago Cultural Center.

Photo by fusionpanda

Photo by fusionpanda

This design had to be rather substantially simplified since the original is so incredibly ornate.

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The gold, green and blue thread are a bit of a hat tip to the original stained glass.

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