This was bead tapestry crocheted with two black, two red, and two green threads (each loaded with black, red, or green beads). Switching them back and forth while placing a bead behind each stitch created contrasting imagery on the inside and outside. Black and green beads along the rim spell out CV2022 in binary. Carried threads and tight stitches produced the thick fabric.
Brilliant green beads on the inside represent growth, while drab green thread on the outside symbolizes money. Greedy, entitled people are never satisfied. Accumulating more and more at whatever cost doesn’t bring lasting happiness (symbolized by the zigzags below the dollar signs) and this behavior is destroying the planet.
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