I felt that it would be suitable to practice and explore with using my sewing skills and sewing machine for this project because it involves the use of fabric materials. I was looking forward to playing around with the idea of sewing again and this time have something to help speed up the process of things.
I ended up deciding that setting the machine onto a simple straight stitch (A) with the the length on setting (3) and the stretch at (5). At this setting, the stitch didnt get caught up and pull onto the calico because of the fabrics texture.
I think that with this method of making the portrait isn’t going to be the best process of doing things in terms of development. Sewing the portraits by hand is very time consuming and I personally prefer the painted portraits in terms of presentation. For some reason, using the stitch and thread in all the same places I would with paint and a brush, it’s still starved of detail somehow. But overall, I’m glad that i experimented with this method, but I’m uncertain whether it’s a method and process I’ll be using towards my final outcome.
Courtney Blair Art 