Naïve? Clueless? Arrogant?
I’m not sure which quality is the most responsible for me taking on this insanely huge piece. Probably a little of all three.
Spanish Eyes has turned into my "Epic Art Project" of 2014. This is my first X stitch design and only my second X stitch project. (The first being the RuStitch project with Aubrey Longley-Cook.) So clueless is probably the best explanation. Or the least unflattering.
The downside is that sometimes I feel less like an artist and more like a machine. But you have to put in the work to create anything, so it that’s how it goes.
Since I have a busy, corporate day job and a life full of people I care about, I haven’t had as much time to paint or sketch or play with new ideas. When I have time to focus on art, I sit patiently and stitch my eyes. Not that I don’t enjoy it. Not that it doesn’t excite me to do the work. It is just not so interesting to share with others.
So be it. Head down, keep working.
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| WIP: 11/5/14. More than halfway done. |
I’m not sure which quality is the most responsible for me taking on this insanely huge piece. Probably a little of all three.
Spanish Eyes has turned into my "Epic Art Project" of 2014. This is my first X stitch design and only my second X stitch project. (The first being the RuStitch project with Aubrey Longley-Cook.) So clueless is probably the best explanation. Or the least unflattering.
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| "Money shot." Stitching baby pink floss (4 strands) for the "whites" of my left eye. |
The downside is that sometimes I feel less like an artist and more like a machine. But you have to put in the work to create anything, so it that’s how it goes.
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| Overview of Spanish Eyes. |
Since I have a busy, corporate day job and a life full of people I care about, I haven’t had as much time to paint or sketch or play with new ideas. When I have time to focus on art, I sit patiently and stitch my eyes. Not that I don’t enjoy it. Not that it doesn’t excite me to do the work. It is just not so interesting to share with others.
So be it. Head down, keep working.