April – wall piece – Ole Kortzau (OK)
- Motif: Rolling spring landscape with yellow fields, green farmland and red flowers in the foreground beneath a bright, cloud-filled sky
- Size: 30 × 30 cm
- Thread: Danish Flower Thread
- Fabric: Haandarbejdets Fremme (HF) – Linen 12B
- Designer: Ole Kortzau
April – wall piece – Ole Kortzau (OK)
Love for Denmark
Cross Stitch of the Year 1990
April – wall piece – Ole Kortzau (OK) is an embroidery in which spring has fully taken shape in the landscape. The motif opens into soft, rolling hills stretching toward the horizon. Yellow fields glow between green farmland, creating a clear colour contrast. Above the landscape, full clouds drift across a bright sky.
In the foreground, a row of red flowers with golden accents grows densely, forming a warm and vivid base. Their slender stems introduce vertical movement, while the hills behind unfold in calm horizontal lines. This interplay of directions gives the composition rhythm and depth.
The colours are clean and saturated. The yellow areas highlight the light of spring. The green tones range from light to deeper shades, giving the fields structure. The red flowers add intensity and draw the eye to the lower part of the image. Danish Flower Thread provides a clear and durable colour effect, while linen 12B from Haandarbejdets Fremme supports the details and ensures a refined textile surface.
As part of the series depicting the months of the year, this wall piece represents a lush and optimistic transitional season. The embroidery clearly reflects the design tradition of Haandarbejdets Fremme, with its focus on nature, rhythm and colour. Within a retail assortment, the design offers a classic Danish landscape motif with strong seasonal identity and broad appeal to customers seeking high-quality embroidery inspired by nature.
