Iris Self Portrait I began with a close photograph of my own eye, taken so I could study the colours and tiny shifts within the ring around the pupil at that moment in time. When you look that closely, the iris reveals itself as a landscape rather than a feature, full of small ridges, soft valleys, and threads of colour that weave together in ways you never notice day to day. I followed those lines with stitch, building the surface in slow, deliberate layers so the colours move from warm green-gold near the centre into deep blues and greys at the edge.

The stitching creates a texture that feels almost like a living surface, drawing you inward before releasing you again. The circular form holds a sense of steadiness even as the colours ripple outward. Because it is based on my own eye, the piece carries a quiet intimacy, but it also moves beyond that. It becomes a study of how sight is shaped by pattern and colour, how something so small can feel both vulnerable and powerful when examined closely.

The work is framed in a white wood box frame with Artglass, keeping the detail clear and the texture protected.