Embroidery Art - Tangram Cats & Flowers

Here is a piece of embroidery I created, representing cats in the style of the puzzle game called "Tangram". I loved this game as a kid and wanted to celebrate it in some way!
It's an abstract representation, made with a repetitive pattern all over the piece.
I used 100% cotton DMC embroidery threads and Miyuki beads to give the piece a raised effect; the beads also attract a lot of light and brighten the whole piece!
The fabric is 100% cotton and is light pink; the thread is grey (there to make the shape of the cats and sew the beads); the Miyuki beads are pink, golden, shiny orange, purple and white, and are there to fill up the shapes of the cats and to create the flowers around them.

I mounted the embroidery on an embroidery hoop, which comes with a piece of ribbon to hang it; but you can of course remove the ribbon and have the hoop sit against a shelf for example! That is actually my preferred method of displaying it.

I also backed the hoop with a piece of felt (with my handmade tag sewn on it!), to give the piece a more finished look, but it can be very easily removed as well, if you'd prefer being able to see the back of it (and the mess of threads, which can be pretty artistic in itself!).

The diameter of the hoop is 11cm.

This is an original and unique piece; there is and will be only one of it and I will not make it again in the future!