Life Drawing in Stitch

Scanning in a bit of olf work and came across these. 30 second sketchs from a life drawing session, which I then attacked with a bit of stitch.

Visting Presents

Visiting friends this weekend. I always like to take a little gift to say thank you, even if I am just sleeping on the sofa! This time it was gathering some chocolates, brushing up on my origami skills and a bit of stitching on a label. Yes it is a tiny box, but it is the thought that counts with these things though right?

Finding Neverland: Sketchbook (4)

 Some more research for my little book of stories. This is inspired by the film 'Finding Neverland', which is about J.M Barrie writing Peter Pan.

 Lots of potential, in ideas, quotes & imagery, to develop in the next couple of weeks.

 Cut up bits of paper and material sewn onto a background. This was one of my designs to enter into a competition blogged about here, development of drawing seen here and here. I felt it ended up looking like the beginnings of an idea, rather than a finished design, so thought it belonged more in a sketchbook context.

 There is a beautiful scence in Finding Neverland where 

J.M Barrie and Llewelyn Davies family fly a kite together.

Project 3: Final Outcomes (briefly)

 Two photos of some of the final outcomes from project 3. The area I hung my work had really bad lighting and the photos arn't good. I will be scanning them in a little date so better pictures will follow. 

Gives you a glimpse at what my final outcomes ended up being.

A Flowery Birthday Card

 A birthday card for a friend. Stitch, water colour and ink on paper.

 The imagery was inspired from one of my favourite birthday cards.

 Text inside. I like how my wirting in stitch has taken on my hand writing.

Picture edited to illustrate how the drawing could be further developed in a more dramatic way.

Final Outcomes: Project 2

Paper art: An old book

Work from current project. Focus on exploring, journeys, diaries, maps and creatures found in Arctic setting. Stitch on an old book. Appliqué of painted news print.  

Sketchbook: Charcoal Drawings

 Few more drawings taken from Skectchbook on Drawing Project.

  

The drawings are done in charcoal with some stitch and are copies of famous photograhs taken from a book on women photographers. I was interested in age and skin. Looking a lines, creases and wrinkles in the skin. 

These are my first charcoal drawings which has lead to me using charcoal in my next sketchbook. 

Sketchbook: Experiments

 

Blackberries and tea bags

Blackberries, hair and smudge marks

Shredded paper curled

Mark making with biro

 Machine stitch on tracing paper

 Eye 1 (pencil)

 Eye 2 (pencil)

Nose and mouth (pencil)

First few pages from sketchbook from Drawing Project. Mainly focused around experimenting with mark making and drawing of the face.