Friday, January 11, 2008

Illustration Friday: "stitch"


My submission for Illustration Friday's "stitch" is one of the little closets I made for the owners of Fred Segal Fun. I used wood, foamcore, wood dowels, acrylic paint and resin for the body of the closets. I made little dresses that I stitched by hand, little felt purses and wraps that I embroidered, hats and shoeboxes made from stonehenge paper, hangers made from floral wire and a cat made from clay. I love to sew and would like to make time to stitch up a few more things.

40 comments:

Digital Scott's Illustrationblog said...

This is a fun piece!!! I like it.

Anonymous said...

Val this is such a fun piece! I love it so much. The hangers are just adorable and I love the dresses and the cat on top is sooo cute!

Cream said...

Lovely piece of work, Val.
Those coat hangers look so good!
A stitch in time...

Teri said...

This word was just PERFECT for your adorable piece!!

claudine hellmuth said...

so cute! i love it!

studio lolo said...

I love miniature stuff. there's no end to your talent!

Anonymous said...

damn ur such a show off lol :) lov it, ur sooo good in ur creativity. yes im jealous. michael dailey

thefridayfrog said...

you made LITTLE CLOSETS? ohmygosh that is so cute i gotta sit down....

fantastic, val! :)

Barbara Hagerty said...

I LOVE this! Too cute closets!

Ces Adorio said...

Is there anything you cannot do? Your clothes and other objects look just like your drawings. You are amazing and I just love you!!!

Roberta said...

What a clever idea! You do so many different things! :)

Willie Baronet said...

Adorable Valerie!

isay said...

i like those little dresses so cute---------

Nancy Bea Miller said...

Wow, incredible!

Unknown said...

love the cute little closet filled with tiny dresses...very sweeeeeeeeeeet....


ADORABLE....

Cheers,
Diana

Unknown said...

So ador!! Love the little clothes!! Cuteness!! Makes me want to have a little kitty kat doll to dress up...

Anonymous said...

I can dig it. Once I had stitches in my butt. Love. Bad dog

Anonymous said...

Again, I could live in something you created, Val!! This is so presh, it's truly adorable!!

a : )

Anonymous said...

looks like a fun way to spend your time! thanks for sharing..

Kstyles said...

This looks like it was a lot of fun to create. Your work is the best.

nyclizzie said...

Who knew you could sew?! Another dimension to your already multi-faceted self!!! I love it. Come create with me!!! xoxo, lizzie

Zari said...

this is so cute!
I loved your 100% prismacolor illustration, so delicate and colorful!

bog_art said...

Wonderful!!.. Wonderful!!.. You really know how to create art..

Kim de Young said...

Hooray for felt! Hooray for kittens! Love this

Anonymous said...

waitaminute. you sew, too? Oh Val! You've got to be one of the busiest people I know... doing all this wonderful artwork and then you throw in.... "I love to sew...".

I think you can do anything you put your mind toward. You're amazing.

carla said...

Happy New Year, Val! This little assemblage is absolutely precious! I adore the littl kitty perched atop the closet... he's the purrfect touch!

Ginger*:) said...

Valerie! This is so much fun. How delightful to peek inside this closet and see the little garments hanging. You created a tiny world that lets the imagination run with the piece. Now you have to create a teeny tiny woman to enjoy all these treasures.

Ellen Byrne said...

Wow! More 3-D work from you - do you ever run out of cool ideas? Very, very cool, Miss Valerie!

Josh (musarter) said...

That 3-D work turned out very nicely. Good stuff.

catnapping said...

i love miniatures. i start cooing whenever i see them. i always hope to find little people near by...

Unknown said...

Aaaackk! soo cute, you can sew too! You have so much talent. I love it.

Unknown said...

just visiting again...can you do more art throughout the week...

would love to see more...

pop by for a chocolate donut with sprinkles and a peek at one of my 2008 dresses...

Cheers,
Diana

emilayusof said...

Oh! I love this! Those tiny clothes, hat and shoebox are so adorable!

sketched out said...

I love this. I could have used this tiny closetful of clothes when I was a kid and there were tiny people living under the apple tree, in our backyard.

No seriously, there were.

Perfect submission for the theme and so adorable!

Anonymous said...

looks like with all that stitching experience you'd be the perfect person to help me with my quilts ; ).
Nice work, lov the cat on top: michael dailey
and u already know i like the stuff below it, and below it, and below it , ok u get the idea.

get zapped said...

Very cool! So fun and it makes me want to play with a doll house - so clever :]

Kay Aker said...

Love you sculpture/fiber art! The little worlds you create are so inviting!

Roberta said...

Your art is a gift.
You're quick with a phrase.
So I'm letting you know,
That "You Make my Day!"

Award details on my blog! :)

Zari said...

hello again Valerie!

i wanted to thank you for the awesome xmas gifts you sent,and you are so right...better late than never...i felt xmas again! i was so happy! thanks a lot!

soulbrush said...

absolutely delightful. super fingers you have.