Neo

Neo was my office-mate.  The Godfather of cats, he kept the peace with the others in his family.  Caring and calm, he managed his younger brother and brought a sort of order to the kitty-realm.

This peice was created to honor the memory of Neo.  In the original photograph, he is frolicking in the snow. I cropped the image in close, in order to capture his expression, which is precious. 

It is hand-sewn as a counted cross-stitch on 22-count needlepoint cloth.  Although I made the pattern for a cross-stitch, it is done as a tent stitch as the weave of the cloth is so small.  Finished, it measures 4.5"x4.5"