An Artichoke?

 I finished the flower that I was stitching on RST 1779 and started the first motif on page 4:

I can't decide if this is a flowering shrub or an artichoke. 

I planned to get more done yesterday, but my hands started cramping. As I'm trying to stave off carpal tunnel, I stopped, did my hand stretches and exercises (which I now do after every hour of stitching as a matter of course), and put on my braces (I have them for both hands and usually sleep in them).

And I didn't stitch any more. Actually, not much you can do with braces on both hands--but anything to be able to continue stitching in the long run!