cross stitchin'

a little sketch i was working on over spring break just for the hell of it. i was tired of tracing things, and i just wanted to draw freehand, so voila. here's my rooster that i eventually want to do in cross stitch or paint.

Finalized prints for thesis

so, thesis... here are the three prints that i finally finished for my thesis work. based on north, south, and west philly residential neighborhoods these back and white prints will be printed on 3 yards of sheer silk organza and will be embroidered upon. only a month and a half left! :/

thesis drawing

green line cafe and the 32 trolley on baltimore ave.

Mussel Man

my newest drawing for thesis. i love this one because it reminds me of my pop pop. he's going in my south philly print

unfinished project: self portrait in thread

just found this under my bed. a project i started last year on old canvas fabric. i wanted to start drawing with thread. definitely needs work but i still love it :)

interesting specimens of dover books

i was given a good collection of animal prints from dover books tonight and i laughed out loud at these two prints... it could because i'm easily amused, or that i'm just really tired. hope you enjoy as much as i do!

Sleepy Portraits

this image is directly scanned from my dream journal where i also dabbled in blind contour drawings where i am half asleep. being inspired by surrealist methods of dream imagery and automatic drawing i tried to combine both my waking and subconscious state by attempting to draw faces while i was falling asleep. i think they came out great and this exercise was really fun. you can really tell where i was starting to actually fall asleep, i.e. the top left face is one where i was half asleep and you can see the pen is lightly touching the surface as opposed to the bottom pictures where the lines are clear and heavy.