Lichtenstein in stitches

I embroidered pop artist Roy Lichtenstein’s “Happy Tears” a little over a year ago; now, two more Lichtensteins in string:

Man with Folded Arms

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(see original)

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Time Magazine cover, June 1968

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(see original)

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Grave textures

The St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans is a great place to find images both lovely and decrepit, colorful and bleak.

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offerings

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mom

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Stones

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the voodoo that you do

Images from The New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum

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Out in the world – pt III

part III of III

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Out in the world – pt II

part II of III

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Out in the world – pt I

Part I of III

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faired animals

Animals at the MN State Fair, the ones NOT found in the animal barns:

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from the taxidermy stand at the Fair


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leaving the lights on

a robot video for Yasercise  Dear Data:

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sweet stuff

Friends from Japan recently gave me a goody bag full of Japanese candy. While I don’t have much of a sweet tooth, I can still appreciate the design, thought, and mega cuteness put into every candy wrapper.

My favorite from the bunch was for chocolate covered wafers; each packet has its own sequential art on the front and back. The front features adorable animals taking part in a fun, childhood activity, having a delightful time. The back shows how each seemingly innocent activity goes horribly wrong.

Yo! Yo! What happened?

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ImageWe have a failure to communicate.

ImageSore loser.
Image(I’m actually not quite sure what is happening on this last one. Did the gorilla throw too big of a tab-thingy? Is that what is going on? What game are they even playing?)

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tree-hugger

An embroidery and stamp collage made for the person who first read Shel Silverstein’s “The Giving Tree” to me:

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embroidery on felt

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embroidery + text

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the inspiration

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