Stone City, Iowa Cross Stitch Pattern - Grant Wood Recreate the charm of Stone City, Iowa, a 1930 masterpiece by Grant Wood, with this full-coverage cross-stitch pattern. This painting beautifully captures the former boomtown of Stone City, Iowa, presenting the town through imaginative, stylized elements. While the town was built around its limestone quarries, Wood transforms the landscape with fantastical curvy shapes, ornamental trees, and brightly patterned surfaces, reflecting the transition from industrialization back to a more rural community. Once thriving due to its quarries, the town was in rapid decline by the time Wood painted this piece, as Portland cement had replaced limestone as the dominant building material. Wood’s portrayal of the town becomes both a meditation on change and a visual representation of a landscape in flux. The Stone City Art Colony, which hosted artists including Wood during the summers of 1932 and 1933, added to the town’s legacy as a cultural hub. Painted in the same year as American Gothic, another of Wood’s most iconic works, Stone City, Iowa represents the success of his new style, which he termed the "new movement"—a hallmark of American Regionalism. The painting, now housed at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha, Nebraska, serves as an important example of Wood’s exploration of the American landscape, blending realism with stylized elements to tell a compelling narrative. This counted cross-stitch pattern brings the vivid colors and surreal landscape of Wood’s iconic painting to life. Available in regular and large print chart options, the pattern includes detailed instructions and a floss conversion chart, ensuring an enjoyable and rewarding stitching experience as you recreate this remarkable piece of American art in your own home. Design Size: 324w x 246h stitches Types of Stitches: Full stitches only, no half or quarter stitches, no backstitching Level of Difficulty: Advanced Sewn Design Size: 14 count: 23.14 x 17.57 inches - 588mm x 446mm 18 count: 18.00 x 13.67 inches - 457mm x 347mm 20 count: 16.20 x 12.30 inches - 411mm x 312mm 22 count: 14.73 x 11.18 inches - 374mm x 284mm Fabric size necessary for design: Add six inches to both length and width (3" on each side) Number of floss colors in the design: 74 (DMC cotton floss) No blended colors. Advanced cross stitch instructions and a floss amount conversion chart are included in the pattern. Stitching your masterpiece has never been more enjoyable than with Serenity Stitchworks! Whether you’re passionate about a particular artist, fascinated by an artistic movement or looking to add some more personality to your home, we’re guaranteed to have the perfect cross-stitch pattern chart for you. We have hundreds of cross-stitch designs ranging from fine art, vintage, home décor and so much more. Visit us at www.SerenityStitchworks.com to see all we have available. Serenity Stitchworks is a dedicated mother/daughter team with plenty of experience when it comes to needlework and the creation of art. We’ve made it our goal to provide you with beautiful and original counted-cross-stitch designs not found in other portfolios. Every design has been developed just for you! Become a member of the Serenity Stitchworks Community and receive tips, tricks, fun facts and free cross stitch patterns. Go to www.SerenityStitchworks.com and sign up today.