Mirjam wrote Jim , I am a bit puzzeled by both your answers ,,,
- I really have no idea why your gender should restrict your embroidery subjects. Beauty is to be found in many subjects, not only in those you call Candy for the Eye.
2 Why not try a male nude and see what beauty you can find in working on something else.
Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder, and one sees that very quickly by reading different posters talking about what they love. And we have had lots of discussions over the years about people who work for technically perfect stitching , people who enjoy changing patterns, people who enjoy reproducing them exactly, people who just like the act of stitching, people who love samplers, or angels......Jim is doing something he likes to do, and I say good on him even though I would never stitch something like that , since I think it is all about enjoying what you do. I would likely never stitch a nude, male or female, just because the repetition of lots of close colours would bore me, but some people might enjoy the challenge. Dawne