It was Gus’ nose that made me what to draw him. That little black nose, the curves so tiny and perfect.
That’s where I began. I doodled little line drawings of his nose while talking on the phone, waiting for something to come up on my computer. I drew that little nose in the “in between moments”.
Then I started adding the rest of him. This has been going on since we first got him a few weeks ago.
I’ve been studying his face and today I decided to try to come up with a line drawing I could make into a potholder.
So I did some drawings…
Then I took a photo of Gus looking at me and did some more drawings….
…until I thought I had it down with the marker on paper. Then I tried it on my sewing machine.
I experimented with the thickness of the line. Darker around the eyes. Just one thin line for the chin, inner ears and top of the nose.
I liked the way the practice pieces came out so much I cut them apart and will make them into potholders.
I’ll probably make around 20 of these. I stitch each one individually, so they’re all slightly different. They’re $25 each + $5 shipping. I’ll have them all done sometime next week. If you’re interested in one you can email me here at [email protected]. Just let me know if you’d like to send a check or I can email you a paypal invoice.
