The gilded salmon

And while we’re on the subject of using metallic foil in different kinds of ancient and ethnic designs, here’s a salmon done in the style of the native Americans of the Pacific Northwest. Before I decided to stitch it with the gilt foil, I had problems getting the colours right, but once I added the mottled green-gold metal foil on the back, the design started to work, and then all I had to do was to echo the colours in the rest of the stitching. As usual, the colour of the foil hasn't scanned very accurately but you can still get the general idea

The gilded salmon in the style of the Pacific Northwest