Perspective Study - El Gatito Negro & Stitches

 

This is a piece made for a perspective assignment in portfolio class at RMCAD. I wanted something quiet and somber yet touching. We had to use a robot if we wanted to do an indoor scene or a factory if it was an outdoor landscape. Of course, the little black cat showed up, and the robot turned out to be a little companion in a very sad transition. I plan on inking this but also got an idea of using various stitches to make an embroidery piece reminiscent of the "carpetas" that my grandma and great aunts made back in Mexico. 
I pulled out these books for inspiration. KBlue's Embroidery Stitch Book by Kim So Young (106 French Embroidery Stitch of K Blue 2017), Embroidered Botanicals by Yumiko Higuchi, and Stitches from the Garden by Kathy Schmitz 2016. 

In fact, I want to finally start (and finish) the Stitch book from the KBlue book. 

 

I've been wanting to learn different stitches and have taken a few classes from different teachers and methods, which I will list below, but have been waiting for a project of my own to practice.  

RSN Sampler course, Gimena Romero's courses, and Karen Turner. 

Greenhouse of Oddities SAL by Lola Crow

I've only done a couple of Stich Along projects. It's so much fun working on a mystery SAL especially from designers that I really love. 

This project has been amazing! I loved waiting for each design to be revealed every Friday. I mean look at that skeleton!! I still have two weeks to finish, but I'm already so in love with it. 

I will add the details of it once I'm finished. 

https://lolacrowcrossstitch.com/products/greenhouse-of-oddities-sal

Moon Cat and Repeat Pattern

Wow, it's been a while! I have been busy for sure. There are so many changes and so much recovery. I have been debating if I should mention all the personal struggles I've gone through in the last year and I will need to speak about some things because it has definitely influenced my work. 

Here is a new pattern from a story I am working on called Moon Cat. I had a chance to delve into the imagery around it in my Seminar class this early summer at Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design Illustration program. 

It's been cathartic working in embroidery with my own designs. It's something that has been brewing for some time, but I just didn't see where it was leading. It is starting to make sense now in the realm of children's book illustration. Stories tied to imagery no matter what form they choose to reveal themselves in. It feels magical somehow. 

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