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Continuing my experiments into the question of identity.
These wrapped figures are only temporarily attached to the canvas: their position in the group can change how the viewer reads their relationship.
Mixed media: brown paper, computer paper, stitch and gesso.
King of a faction I'm working on. He has an outer cape from Royal Brick Customs, over a standard dark blue cape.
I made a few changes for stability and whatnot. I got a little ahead of myself with the last one, this one should be a much better baseline for my build style.
Now to make a head and get cracking on the armor and details.
A few of the pieces I'm working on at the moment. They are waiting for the resin to be inlayed, hoping to get them done over the next day or two.
remnant from a crashed spaceship, made into jewellery by an ancient tribe, lost in a fire and dug up centuries later.
oh, ok, I know. I am lowbrow, adolescent and probably a boy.
I was given a sheet of magazine scraps which had been applied to a background in a haphazard manner and was asked to use this as a source of inspiration!
I find this sort of challenge VERY difficult as I usually work to an idea, not an image.
After a mild panic I decided to gesso the whole page in an attempt to tone down the images and then I used it to create a folder which I then die cut and embossed.
I then grabbed the scrap bag and started to machine embroider images which started to leap from the page.
This is one sample.
King of a faction I'm working on. He has an outer cape from Royal Brick Customs, over a standard dark blue cape.
I am leading a workshop called "The Book Artist as an explorer" and as a result I have discovered some treasures which have been hidden from view for a while.
I am now inspired to carry on with some work which has been left unfinished for some time
This shows some examples of pottery collected on beaches in Shetland
Another one for Miss Emma! You're so lucky you live in a country that invents cool desserts!!
I usually don't post a lot of WIP's but I really wanted to capture the transformation of this particular lot : )
just to give you an idea of size ~ the petite four is about 1/4 of an inch
I am in the process of machining a large scale fingerprint which will form part of my latest Women's' Suffrage project.
This measures 6 inches by 5 inches and is on a calico base.
I prefer not to hoop up my fabric, but in this case it was necessary as the circular stitching would have distorted the fabric rather too much.