Alexandra & Stuart

Dimensions: 42" x 52"
Materials: #6-cut wool on linen
Adapted from an anonymous painting and designed and hooked by Patricia Merikallio, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1996.
Featured in: Celebration VII

"I wanted to try doing a face and see if I could use my many scraps up in the process. I decided to adapt the painting done in 1810 using my granddaughter’s face (awake--not asleep). I added her cat, Stuart, and a hooked rug under her chair."
- Patricia Merikallio, Celebration Hall of Fame 2018