Cross Stitch Pattern List

Higgins-Hopkins

Victor Higgins

Mountain Forms #2
Much-eroded western mountains stretching off into the distance

Ando Hiroshige

Cat in Window
A white Japanese cat watches a procession through a window with Mt. Fuji in the background

Iris Garden at Horikiri
A woodblock print from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo" (today Tokyo). A few Japanese irises next to a canal dwarf the renowned garden and visitors strolling among the irises. The fields are punctuated by a few trees, and on the horizon are more trees and buildings. (1858)

Hans Hoffmann

Red Squirrel
A very life-like red squirrel with tufted ears eating a nut, painted on antique parchment. You can almost feel each hair and whisker. Hoffmann was a great admirer and imitator of Albrect Durer (who died before Hoffmann was born) and his paintings were often mistaken for Durer's (partly because Hoffmann sometimes signed Durer's name to his own work). We also offer possible companions Durer's A Young Hare and The Little Owl in compatible sizes. (1578)

Heinrich Hofmann

Figure of Christ
A very familiar and beloved depiction of Jesus Christ. The blazing nimbus about his head illuminates his face. He holds one hand up and gazes directly at the viewer with a gentle but intense expression. (1894)

Christ and the Rich Young Ruler
A rich young ruler came to Jesus to ask how he might gain eternal life. Jesus told him to obey the commandments, and the man replied that he had done so all his life. Jesus said, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven." At this, the man's face fell and he went away sadly, for he had great wealth. And Jesus said, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God." (1889)

Christ at 33
A sensitive portrait of Jesus (a detail from Christ and the Rich Young Ruler). (1889)

Hokusai

The 'Falling Mist' Waterfall
Men marvelling at a famous waterfall (some looking up from the base, others climbing along its sides) are dwarfed by the huge cascade. See HOK001-S for a smaller version (fewer stitches, less detail) of this pattern, or compare them side by side. (about 1830)

The 'Falling Mist' Waterfall (smaller)
Men marvelling at a famous waterfall (some looking up from the base, others climbing along its sides) are dwarfed by the huge cascade. See HOK001 for a larger version (more stitches, more detail) of this pattern, or compare them side by side. (about 1830)

The Lake at Hakone in Sagami Province
Lake, hills, and trees with Mt. Fuji in the background

Mount Fuji in Clear Weather
A very simple and appealing view of Mount Fuji on a crisp clear day. The blue sky is full of small puffy white clouds. The lower slopes of the mountain, seen from a great distance, are covered with pines, while remnants of the winter's snow remain in the cracks near the summit. This woodblock print, also known as "Red Fuji", is part of Hokusai's series "Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji". (Ukiyo-e, 1831)

The Great Wave Off Kanagawa
Men in long boats dwarfed by an enormous ocean wave with Mt. Fuji in the background

Umezawa Manor in Sagami Province
A scene of rolling hills, soft clouds, blue water, with cranes in the foreground, and more flying away. Behind them all is Mount Fuji. From the series "36 Views of Mount Fuji". (Ukiyo-e, about 1830-2)

Phoenix Glaring in All Directions
A phoenix with his wings open and tail curled around him. The streamer-like feathers have eyes. He seems to be surrounded by sparks. This is one of two paintings that Hokusai did on the ceiling of the festival float of Higashimachi. The other, which we also offer, Dragon, is brightly colored to be the yang to the Phoenix's yin. (ukiyo-e, 1843)

Dragon
A writhing, scaly dragon on a red background surrounded by waves. This is one of two paintings that Hokusai did on the ceiling of the festival float of Higashimachi. The other, which we also offer, Phoenix Glaring in All Directions, is dark colored to be the yin to the Dragon's yang. (ukiyo-e, 1843)

Elizabeth Tuttle Holsman

A Drowsy Day
A view of two sycamore trees at the edge of a pond on a late summer day. The pond is dappled with water lilies and the trees cast a deep shadow over part of it. On the far side is a small hill with more trees casting deep blue shadows on the grass. The bright blue sky is glimpsed through the leaves. (1915)

Winslow Homer

A Wall, Nassau
Watercolor of stone wall in front of flowering tree with ocean and sailboat in the background

Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda
A watercolor of a cottage overlooking the sea in Bermuda. In the distance is a somewhat stormy sky and land across the bay. The cottage is a cheery yellow with a white roof and is surrounded by palms and red and yellow cannas. (1899)

Sloop, Nassau
Watercolor of sailboat and rowboats on the ocean with a stormy sky

High Cliffs, Coast of Maine
Broken basalt cliffs pounded by a cold New England sea

Snap the Whip
A group of schoolboys playing "snap the whip" (or "crack the whip") in the grass outside a country one-room schoolhouse on a beautiful day. The spire of the village church is visible in the distance. (1872)

North Road, Bermuda
A view of the sea off the north shore of Bermuda. Windswept trees lean back against the rocky shore, behind a narrow strip of sand beach. The sky is filled with billowing white clouds. A ship is passing in the distance. (1900)

Girl and Laurel
A girl leans against a pile of smooth rocks beside a laurel bush. She wears a blue dress with white apron and white cap, and is holding a closed basket with laurel sprays peeping out. (1879)

Hendrik Hondius

Nova Totius Terrarum Orbis Geographica Ac Hydrographica Tabula
A decorated map of the world as it was known in 1630. The figures in the corners are (from top left, clockwise) Julius Caesar, Claudius Ptolomaeus (Ptolemy), Jodocus Hondius (mapmaker and father of Hendrik), and Gerardus Mercator. The other decorations are Apollo in his chariot, representing fire (Ignis), Diana with birds representing air (Aer), Abundantia with animals and horn of plenty representing earth (Terra), and Aquarius with fish and water jug representing water (Aqua). The top center has a globe and the sun, and at the bottom is the moon and a queen being supplicated by people of all nations. (About 1630)

Frances Anne Hopkins

Canoe Manned by Voyageurs Passing a Waterfall
A crew of eight voyageurs padding a large Hudson's Bay Company birchbark canoe past a waterfall splashing over a large rock outcrop. They have a lady and gentleman as passengers (perhaps the artist and her husband). One of the crew is picking waterlily flowers for the lady, but most are paddling. Their images are dimly reflected in the quiet water. (Canadian, 1869)