Arctic Queen

I'm often influenced by the ocean in my work, and this time I wanted to evoke the crisp, clean coldness of the Arctic waters. I chose to work almost entirely in different tones of white, with hints of green reflecting the mysterious depths and the hints of life underneath the ice. The center is a piece of striped shell that I've embroidered around in green, then overlaid with a lacy mesh of white, surrounded by more white bead embroidery.