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Feb
2005
"Self-portrait of the Artist as a Young Child" |
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Brilliant theme from Claire. Instantly knew what I was going to do. Sometime last year, I was trolling old craft book at the public library. One on doll making had an odd little doll that caught my eye. A legless, tabletop doll with lots of pockets to hold sewing stuff, with a hook nose (of a hook and eye) and snap eyes. I loved that it was functional. (Gee, ever notice how fond I am of function?) I took note of that design and I wanted to modify it. Still tabletop, still with pockets, but built to fit over a 28 oz can. Then you could put something heavy in the can to keep it stable. When Claire's March theme came up, I knew it was time. And it would, as the theme implies, it'd be a self-portrait. Not suprisingly, I was a super artsy kid. Drawing, sewing, cutting, pasting, drawing, sculpting, drawing and more drawing. Proof. My all time favorite pic of myself as a child: |
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Drawing at my paternal grandparent's cabin near Spooner, Wisconsin. What was I? Five? Seven? I LOVE my right hand's index finger. Behold the concentration! Not much has changed. Still work in my pj's, still eat red licorice as fuel, still get in the zone. |
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| Lookin' very 70's. Full of supplies |
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| Back fulla jumbo crayons. Admittedly, I didn't make the head of the pattern as wide as I wanted. This made me look like a bit of a pinhead. Thus, the big buns of hair to balance things out. |
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applique on the pocket, made from an authentic 1970's pillowcase.
Two oranges, also very much of the time. And although the shirt
is made from a hand-me-down shirt from Pat, it's got one of my fave
patterns, harlequin diamonds, and it's right the right colors with
orange and dark brown.
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