605FM Je Suis :: original free motion stitched art doll with watercolor and gouache on cotton fabric
Approximately 7 inches tall
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This is my demo doll I made while teaching how to make these dolls this past week in Portland.
Free Motion Stitching
February 18, 2018
October 11, 2017
571FM Modigliani Inspired
571FM Modigliani Inspired
8-inch diameter :: original free motion stitching and watercolors on cotton
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I referenced a Modigiliani painting for this work. Like all my free motion stitched works on fabric, I never pre-draw before I stitch. It's a free process where I look at the reference while sewing.
Comes in an 8-inch diameter wooden embroidery hoop, ready to hang.
October 01, 2017
565 Pendejo
565 Pendejo
6 inches, diameter :: original free motion stitching and watercolor on cotton
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Earlier this year, I made this in response to the ill-conceived commercial made by a soda company that I felt trivialized race relations. When the push-back from the public happened, the company fumbled again, as they groveled at the feet of Kendall Jenner who was in the commercial rather than addressing the offensive ad. #theoutrage #resistancelog #artandactivismlog
June 19, 2017
508FM Nolite
508FM Nolite
6 inches diameter :: original watercolor/gouache painting and free motion stitching on cotton fabric
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I referenced a photo of @elisabethmossofficial from @handmaidsonhulu for this work. I first free motion stitched the portrait and text on cotton with a sewing machine (without any pre-drawn marks), then added watercolors and gouache. Basting stitches keep excess fabric pulled to the back side of the work, which can be unbasted and the entire work released from the hoop if desired. "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" is a Latin-derivative term from The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, which loosely translates to "Don't let the bastards grind you down."
May 30, 2017
498FM Nolite te bastardes carborundorum
498FM Nolite te bastardes carborundorum
6-inch diameter :: free motion stiched, watercolored, and embroidered work on cotton encased in embroidery hoop
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I referenced a portrait that I painted previously for this work by first free motion stitching with a sewing machine (without any pre-drawn marks), then adding watercolors, then adding hand embroidered stitches. Basting stitches keep excess fabric pulled to the back side of the work, which can be unbasted and the entire work released from the hoop if desired. "Nolite te bastardes carborundorum" is a Latin-derivative term from The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, which loosely translates to "Don't let the bastards grind you down."
January 27, 2017
471FM Consent
471FM Consent
5 inches tall
Original freemotion stitched and watercolored art doll
December 23, 2016
446EM Sailor
446EM Sailor
8-inches, diameter :: cotton and wool thread on cotton
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Portrait on cotton drill fabric done with free motion stitching and free art embroidery. Comes in an 8-inch embroidery hoop, which serves as a frame, allowing you to hang the work as is.
Please do not try to remove the work from the hoop as the fabric has been trimmed to be flush with the hoop on the back and the reinforced with fabric glue to stay in place.
December 20, 2016
422EM Never Mind the Others
422EM Never Mind the Others
6-inches diameter :: free motion and art embroidery on cotton
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The more I paint faces, the better I can embroider them.
December 08, 2016
435EM Rose in Jar
435EM Rose in Jar
4 inches, diameter
Free motion stitching and art embroidery on cotton drill
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Referencing a painting of a rose in a bottle that I did, I first free motion stitched the subject onto cotton fabric then free embroidered to finish.
May 05, 2016
239FM Never Mind the Others
239FM Never Mind the Others
10x15 inches :: original free motion stitched and watercolored work on unstretched cotton
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I love the experience of being seeped in beautiful music while making art. Lately, it's been Larkin Gayl's beautiful song, Never Mind.
Note: People who buy works such as these sometimes show me what they do with the art. Some nail them to a piece of wood, hang them with clips onto string, and many people frame them either with or without glass. Here's a photo below that shows how one person recently decided to frame a work of mine.
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