
ASCENDED COLLECTION
Oil pastel gravestone rubbing on natural hand dyed and distressed muslin. Each piece is uniquely finished with hand written epitaphs collected over several years and embroidery floss to enhance details.
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There are no personal details included in any of the rubbings other than the year of death if it was readable. The title of each piece begins with the order in which it was finished and ends with the last two digits of the year of death on the stone written in Roman numerals. Most rubbings date back from the late 1800's to early 1900's.

X ASCENDED​ XLV
2024
25.5" x 26"
Oil pastel rubbing on hand dyed and distressed muslin
Embroidery floss details on letters, border, and willow tree
$115.00

IV ASCENDED​ LXXXVII
2023
11.5" x 15"
Oil pastel rubbing on hand dyed and distressed muslin
Embroidery floss details and hand written epitaphs mounted in handmade wooden shadow box frame
$80.00

I ASCENDED​
2023
12.5" x 11"
Oil pastel rubbing on hand dyed and distressed muslin
Embroidery floss crosses
$75.00

GONE TO HEAVEN LXXVII​
2024
29" x 22"
Oil pastel rubbing on hand dyed and distressed muslin
Embroidery floss details on letters and wreath flowers, handwritten epitaph background
SOLD

GONE TO HEAVEN LXXVII​
2024
29" x 22"
Oil pastel rubbing on hand dyed and distressed muslin
Embroidery floss details on letters and wreath flowers, handwritten epitaph background
$130.00

XI ASCENDED LIII
2025
28" x 9.5"
Oil pastel rubbing on hand dyed and distressed muslin
Embroidery floss details on urn and willow trees
SOLD

IX ASCENDED LIX
2024
17" x 11.25"
Oil pastel rubbing on hand dyed and distressed muslin
Embroidery floss details on willows, obelisk, and border
SOLD

VI ASCENDED LXXXVII
2024
15" x 11.75"
Oil pastel rubbing on hand dyed and distressed muslin
Embroidery floss details on flowers and arch, handwritten epitaph background
SOLD

Until the Dawn Wreath Embroidery
4.5" x 5"
French knotted wreath on hand dyed and distressed muslin.
SOLD

Momento Mori Embroidery
9" x 7"
Embroidered on hand dyed and distressed muslin.
$50.00

Lily of the Valley Embroidery
4.5" x 4.5"
Lily of the valley embroidered on hand dyed muslin.
$30.00