Illustration Friday: Stitch

January 17, 2008

60min_stitch1.jpg I drew this guy while watching 60 Minutes. It doesn’t work very well to draw people on tv who are in sit-coms, because they all seem to look alike, but news shows have more interesting faces.

Thanks to Jane for getting me motivated to try turning a drawing into a stitched piece. How could I have been about to pass up this week’s Illustration Friday theme?

I almost got the fabric cut and stitched in an hour (sixty minutes — ha ha, get it?) The back is almost as interesting as the front…

60min_stitch2.jpg and here’s the original sketch in pen from my notebook…

60min_sketch.jpg

Filed Under drawings, illustration friday, quilts 


Comments

5 Comments so far

  1. Jane Davila on January 17, 2008 5:56 pm

    Awesome! The back of my piece looks cool too - but I forgot to take a picture before I affixed it to the canvas. Oops.

  2. laura kong on January 17, 2008 7:54 pm

    He turned out great, front and back!

  3. Wee Ellen on January 17, 2008 8:29 pm

    Great job! Thanks for turning me on to Jane’s site also. I have seen this style of art and really liked it. I always wanted to give it a try. Anything you can tell me to help get started I would appreciate!

  4. joan on January 17, 2008 9:48 pm

    This is terrific! Thanks for stopping by my blog and for the kind comments. This is great inspiration for this weeks’ 12 x 12.

  5. Judy on January 18, 2008 9:13 am

    You never cease to amaze me! Great job!!
    I love your new header too….really makes me chuckle!!

    xo

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