One in a flamboyance and a skull

I love that a flock of flamingoes is a flamboyance. Here are some pendants I have done recently.

Embroidery / Rest your head on this

Making my first pillow commission featuring one of my favourite feathered creatures.. The flamingo (as you may know from previous works and the tattoo on my leg).

Its sewn into a coffee bag graciously stolen from Deluxe Coffeeworks. I love how it makes the colours look. Im a sucker for colours. I tried doing a monochrome embroidery the other day and it bored me to death.

 

IneAwe Stays: Self portrait embroidery

Last week Thursday an interview by Josh Hayman from my first (on many I hope) residency with 10and5 and InAwe Stays was launched. It was a real gift to plug out of life for a week and stay in SUCH a beautiful space and just sew my life away.

It took about a day to scrape myself off the heated floor and get myself going. I finished off a piece from an image from a shoot I did for Rolling Stones years ago, and my largest yet, a self portrait. It was my  Cape Town inspired piece for the residence.

The reference image for my piece was taken by Lesca Steyn. Any time Ive worked with her its been such a seemless process.

You can view the article on 10and5, and the other artists involved in the programme here

Gollem: Needle painting

This is my most recent commission for Shrimpy, my second mother I recently stayed with in Australia.
He is the sweetest 3 legged mutt.

I think the tongue is my favourite part.