We are pleased to offer an Orenco Originals Counted Cross Stitch Chart, Pattern, Graph

Counted Cross Stitch Chart Specifics:

·        Size: 14 inches (196 stitches) by 12 inches (168 stitches)

·        Fabric Size: This chart is designed for 14 count fabric

·        Fabric Color: We suggest using ivory or white fabric

·        Thread: This chart is designed for DMC Cotton Floss

·        # Floss Colors: This chart calls for 40 colors

Note to Stitchers: You will receive a chart that is of the entire image including the background.  You can stitch the background or stitch on your choice of a 14-count solid cloth and create a raised embossed effect.

This is NOT a Kit-Purchase for graph-pattern-chart only

This chart was inspired by the artwork of Henri Martin.  Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin,1860 1943, was a renowned French impressionist painter. Born in Toulouse to a French cabinet maker and a mother of Italian descent, Martin successfully persuaded his father to permit him to become an artist. He began his career in 1877 at the Toulouse School of the Fine Arts, where he was under the tutelage of Jules Garipuy (he was also a pupil of Henry-Eugne Delacroix). In 1879, Martin relocated to Paris and with the help of a scholarship, was able to study in Jean-Paul Laurens' studio. Four years later, he received his first medal at the Paris Salon, where he would hold his first exhibition three years later in 1886. The year after he won his first medal, Martin was awarded a scholarship for a tour in Italy, where he studied the work of veterans such as Giotto and Masaccio. His 1889 canvas submission to the Salon earned him the gold medal for work that has been described as Pointillist. That same year he became a member of the Legion of Honor. At the 1900 World Fair, he was awarded the Grand Prize for his work. During this period, he became friends with Auguste Rodin.

Although Martin's work as a neo-impressionist is not considered groundbreaking, his work was rather well-received, and has been associated with world-class symbolist painter, Puvis de Chavannes. Due to his introverted temperament, Martin decided to move away from Paris. After a decade of searching for an ideal home, Martin bought Marquayrol, a mansion overlooking La Bastide du Vert, near Cahors. He performed his best work in the new tranquil environment, and died there in 1943.