Polar Bear in Red with Gold and Mauve Anteater a Japanese paper with flecks

a Japanese paper with flecks of gold and silver on the surface

Materials: Japanese paper and tissue

and cotton floss on cotton papern

until I found this delightful (if slightly guilty-looking) specimen in the 1918 book ‘Wild Animals of North America: Intimate Studies of Big and Little Creatures of the Mammal Kingdom’

Polar Bear in Red with Gold and Mauve Anteater a Japanese paper with flecksBased on an 1804 illustration of Ursus Maritimus LOurs Polaire from La Menagerie Du Museum National D'histoire Naturelle Ou Description Et Histoire Des Animaux Qui Y Vivent Et Qui Y Ont Vecu. The polar bear is 4. 5 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Japanese paper, glass bead, and cotton floss