Cryptic Cross Stitch Comic

This cross stitch comic was created during a period when I was struggling to write, read or speak fluently.

I am still struggling a little to write, so bear with me if this is a bit stilted!

Whilst I couldn’t write at all, I created this metre long comic without words, entirely in cross stitch, on a piece of aida fabric intended for making bookmarks. I have since created two further metres, though I have only included the first metre here.

The comic is supposed to be open to interpretation, a little like tarot cards, though it has a very specific meaning to me.

However each metre of comic strip comes with clues to possible meanings,in the form of a series of words. The words for this comic are: portal, looking, not-reading, medicine, not-speaking, jellyfish.

ACCESS DESCRIPTION: The four panels in this section show 1. An orange hand coming out of an opening. 2. The Trans Flag and the Disability Flag. 3. A blue creature with a long red screaming mouth. 4. A doorway with a swirl in orange and pink inside.

ACCESS DESCRIPTION: The four panels in this section show 1. A doorway with red cracks running through it. 2. Seven eyes looking left (at previous panel) 3. An orange bottle containing green liquid. 4. A green jellyfish on a maroon background.

ACCESS DESCRIPTION: The four panels in this section show. 1. A blue blob of liquid with a hand reaching out. 2. A face with two eyes of different sizes in greens and pink. 3. A brain with a red patch on it growing out of a book. 4. Three hands two reaching down, one reaching up.

ACCESS DESCRIPTION: The three panels in this section show. 1. A mouth with a cross through it. 2. Flames in pink, red and yellow coming from above and below. 3. An orange hand reaching for an opening, with bright blue lines in abstract shapes coming out from it.

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