Arch

2 minute sketch
24 hours and 37 minutes sewn
6" Hoop
(Sold)

Stretch

5 minute sketch
13 hours and 46 minutes sewn
10 inch hoop (2015)
(Sold)

Two Women

Two 2 minute sketches
25 hours and 42 minutes sewn
9 inch hoop (2015)
(Sold)

Crouch

2 minute sketch
12 hours and 36 minutes sewn
5 inch hoop (2015)
($285)

Recline

2 minute sketch
6 hours and 41 minutes sewn
6 inch hoop (2015)
($275)

Bend

2 minute sketch
8 hours and 53 minutes sewn
5 inch hoop (2015)
($285)

Bend & Twist

2 minute sketch
5 hours and 38 minutes sewn
5 inch hoop (2015)
($200)

This body of work explores the contrast in time between drawing and sewing, the expressive nature of the nude, and capturing a sense of movement in a static medium. What interests me the most is the marked difference in observation; the initial 2-5 minute deadline of observing from life, to the labored recreation of the figure in thread with minimal guides- again I must depend on my eyes to gauge proportions but in a slower and more exacting method of embroidery rather than the quickness of drawing. I strive to retain the immediacy of the line quality in the sketch while rendering it in very deliberate stitches. I am transposing my 2-5 minute quick sketches into embroidered drawings that take between 5-25 hours to complete. Each nude was drawn from life, and then sewn by hand.