Portrait of Rafael

My brother did not sit for this portrait, its impossible for a 13 year old to sit still for more than 5 minutes, however I think he rather likes the idea of being a model/muse. I painted from a photo of him on a boat in Brazil, hence the water... I would like to think that my own style of painting comes across in this piece, it's something I have been trying to develop throughout my A-level coursework.

A sneaky peek at my textiles project...

This is my A-level textiles project based on natural forms and ethics in the fashion industry, here are my mood boards and a few basic design sketches... I would love to know what you think!

At St Martins...

Before Christmas I did a short Art & Design course at St Martins in London. The project title was 'The body', we visited the fascinating surgeon's museum, full of organs in jars, I was inspired by the intricacy and delicacy of the organs and their ambiguous appearance.

This was my final piece, acrylic on canvas with paper and fabric 3D heart... I wasn't happy with the legs in the end and have changed them now so that they are crossed over.

currently working on

Photo I took of a slum in Brazil.. edited on iPhoto

Painting I'm working on based on this photo... unfinished

Using acrylic paints on canvas

Blog make-under

Here are some recent portraiture sketches...

1. Phoebe Philo 2. Tribal girl 3. Best friends 4. Tracy Emin

One day my desk will look like this...

www.theselby.com

But right now it looks like this..

Sorry I haven't been more interesting lately, its just that I have so much A-level coursework to hand in before Easter, I won't bore you with the details but all my subjects are heavily coursework based, which leaves me no time for sewing projects or blogging. 

I now have like 22 followers which is quite nice, I would appreciate it if you let me know who you are and what you think of my blog. Also let me know if you would like to trade links!

I love when bloggers do giveaways, therefore I'm thinking of doing one when I get up to 50 followers, it may take a long time, but I assure you it will be worth it.

What a stud

I have had this pink jumper for a while and I find it kinda dull, so inspired by the Topshop jumper above, I thought I'd do a bit of DIY...

I found these studs amongst my beads and buttons and I thought I may as well put them to use, you can find them in most haberdashery stores. They are pretty simple to attach; Just pierce them through the fabric and fold over the little tabs using pliers.

You can arrange them however you like and it's not hard to prise them off with pliers if you change your mind.

Voila! You have one tough jumper!

Photos by me (except the top one, from google)