Embroidered Faces
This has been an interesting project that has fostered an interest in historical hair creations. I purchased a secondhand book on creating little visages and while the original intent was to embroider the features, I ended up using pastels to create the faces. I made to oval face template from a squished in pool noodle and then created several concentric and slightly smaller ovals which i then used as padding to pull the outer oval around them and create a slight definition. I added a neck and shoulders using the template below the oval. This gave me more options of how to present the individuals. As the hair was added, using, textured, fibres the individual faces seemed to take on a personality of their own. I want to create a few more of these and then will probably end up mounting them in a concertina book. They are quite small and I can create a face in an evening or bit more.
What is my current Textile Focus
My interest in textile art is wide and varied. My focus at the moment is on completing panels for my scholarship project Parallels in Maori and Celtic customs and art. I am currently working on a Tromp L’oeil piece that represents the Winter solstice coming through a gap in the hills that was important to both cultures in mapping their seasonal world. the centre piece is hand embroidered and now I am trying to complete the effect of adding small pieces fabrics to create the effect I am looking for