Mike’s Side Chick

I spent ages on this-- my arthritis was getting worse and it was agony to complete (especially with ADHD), and I finally completed it after many months of working on it.

It was about the size of a small tapestry. And about a year after I finished it, my flat in Belfast flooded when I was away. I lost nearly all of my M*A*S*H memorabilia-- this, all my autographs, scripts, old magazines, everything.

I've looked for a replacement to pay someone to make one,

But this was one of the biggest losses for me-- it sat in sewage water for two week and was un-salvageable.

That’s very very kind of you, I haven’t been asked before about selling my cross stitch before, so I’ll have to think about it, but it really means a lot to hear that it’s valued in that way, thank you!

I've never managed to find out where those cross stitch kits went, can't even find any evidence of them! So it must have been quite a niche merch indeed. Art is always beautiful and it does not have to be monetary to have value. It can absolutely be appreciated just for being amazing art, and does not have to drag capitalism into it just for it to have that value. So don't misunderstand-- your art has value even if you never sell it. However, if at some point you consider doing so, I would certainly consider purchasing some of your art.

I spent ages on this-- my arthritis was getting worse and it was agony to complete (especially with ADHD), and I finally completed it after many months of working on it.

It was about the size of a small tapestry. And about a year after I finished it, my flat in Belfast flooded when I was away. I lost nearly all of my M*A*S*H memorabilia-- this, all my autographs, scripts, old magazines, everything.

I've looked for a replacement to pay someone to make one,

But this was one of the biggest losses for me-- it sat in sewage water for two week and was un-salvageable.

That’s very very kind of you, I haven’t been asked before about selling my cross stitch before, so I’ll have to think about it, but it really means a lot to hear that it’s valued in that way, thank you!

The powdered eggs, could they be a representation of US imperialism and the army’s forceful implementation of “life” under war? It gets mentioned so often and the reaction to real eggs is consistent comedic levels of joy. They are force-fed manufactured “life” and American “freedom”/“innovation”.