GALLERY den HAAG

I. I CHING

The pattern begins at the upper left with all broken lines and runs horizontally to the bottom right where all the lines are solid. To the ancient Chinese the Kua represented possibilities in life. The interpretation of these Kua, the sequences of changing lines, etc. often illuminated a course of action.

Shades of light blues on dark reds at the center to dark blues on light reds at the edges were chosen to lend it the ambiance of an Oriental tribal rug. The lines of each Kua are accented with a gold thread. While working on this needlepoint, I travelled in Russia, Mexico, and the United States. It was completed in Los Angeles.

Though the I Ching was my second needlepoint, I finished it first while waiting for inspiration as to how to border the UNICORN.