Showing posts with label bird. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bird. Show all posts

Monday, 11 April 2011

Sofa Monkey + co in progress


I've been attempting to reupholster my old 1960's sofa - I've had it for years and it cost the grand sum of 20 quid form a second hand shop. I used to keep it in the studio and many artists over the years have taken their rejuvenating afternoon naps on it! Anyway I took it home when I moved house a few years back and finally got fed up of its muddy green velour, black paint and pancake flat cushion. I stripped the arms and base back to bare wood and bought it a new foam cushion.

My upholstery skills leave a lot to be desired so I'm aiming for quirky, psychedelic flower power over beautifully crafted. I've finished hand-sewing the bottom cushion together and put on some newly covered buttons - it's gone slightly baggy already so I can see myself having to redo it. I've used a mix of new and vintage fabrics patch-worked together with vintage edgings and military braid.

For the back rest I've decided to make a series of faces that will be patched together, again with braid and vintage edging - I've completed a monkey and a bird - I guess I need another 2 or 3 to finish it.




Wednesday, 7 April 2010

And another one from Norway


Another 'troll' / non specific bird combination - all i know about trolls is that they're supposed to have xmas trees growing out of their heads (tho I may have been misinformed on that too) so I'm daubing like those medieval artists who'd never actually seen a lion (or a non specific bird) but drew one anyway. This tr...oll is avoiding being shat on by wearing what looks eerily like a post-op/ post life Michael Jackson mask.