JUST TO ILLUSTRATE MY LAST POST, HERE ARE ALL THE PORTRAITS THAT I HAVE MADE USING THE LEATHER FROM ONE SKAGGY OLD JACKET I CUT UP!!! YOU DON’T HAVE TO BUY EXPENSIVE MATERIALS, JUST CUT UP YOUR FAMILY’S CLOTHES!!

JUST STITCHED richardhawley A LEATHER JACKET COMPLETE WITH A LITTLE #SheffieldWednesday BADGE. THOUGHT I’D SHOW YOU A CLOSE UP VIDEO OF MY STITCHING SO YOU APPRECIATE THE TINY DETAILS. NEXT UP, TO DECIDE WHAT COLOUR COTTON BACKGROUND BEFORE I FRAME HIM UP.

SEEING ALL MY CARDS TOGETHER REMINDS ME OF HOW MANY PORTRAITS I HAVE SEWN! SUPPORT ME TO STITCH EVEN MORE BY BUYING A CARD OR PRINT FROM MY ETSY STORE. GREAT TO KEEP, SEND OR FRAME. THANKYOU! janesandersart.etsy.com

OOH, LOOK WHERE PRINCE ENDED UP. AS A 50th BIRTHDAY PRESENT FOR BEN RINGHAM. THEATRE COMPOSER & LEAD SINGER WITH GROOVY BAND SUPERTHRILLER! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BEN!

JUST TRYING TO GET ON HERE WITHOUT SOMEONE STARING AT ME IN A PROPER JUDGY WAY!!!

I’VE CHOSEN TOMATO RED FOR THE BACKGROUND COLOUR OF THE RICHARD HAWLEY PORTRAIT. IT MY MIND IT WAS GOING TO BE BLUE, BUT IT LOOKED DULL & RED MADE IT POP. JUST BLOWING OFF THE DUST ON THE LINE (EXCUSE OUR PANTS) THEN HE’S READY TO BE FRAMED. richardhawley

ENJOYED ATTENDING THE OPENING OF THE NORTHERN SUMMER EXHIBITION AT NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE. IT WAS REALLY WELL ATTENDED & WAS GREAT TO CATCH UP WITH FELLOW STITCHY LADIES LESLEY WOOD & DEB COOPER. GO & SEE IT! IT’S ON UNTIL 13th SEPTEMBER. #billyconnolly #DavidBowie #newcastlearts

OOOOOH! ANY GUESSES FOR MY NEXT PORTRAIT? I THINK IT’S EASY!

I’M THE DANDY HIGHWAY MAN THAT YOU’RE TOO SCARED TO MENTION, I SPEND MY CASH ON LOOKING FLASH & GRABBING YOUR ATTENTION! WHY IS IT I CAN’T REMEMBER ANY POETRY OR BIBLE QUOTES FROM SCHOOL BUT “STAND & DELIVER” IS ETCHED IN MY BRAIN FOREVER!!!! EXCITED TO SEW Adam Ant NEXT!

DEPECHE MODE WORD PLAY? YES PLEASE!!! THIS IS A MOST EXCELLENT REVIEW, THANKYOU SO MUCH!! COME & HAVE A VIRTUAL BROWSE IN MY ETSY STORE TODAY!! janesandersart.etsy.com

ANYONE ABOUT MY AGE ASSUMED THAT THEY WOULD ONE DAY MARRY ADAM ANT. AM I RIGHT?! IT HASN’T HAPPENED YET, BUT I LIVE IN HOPE. ANYWAY, I’VE STARTED SEWING HIS BEAUTIFUL FACE. I CAN SEE HIM EMERGING ALREADY. Adam Ant #AdamAnt

I’VE BEEN DOING ADAM ANT’S MAKE UP! WHAT DO YOU RECKON? PEOPLE DON’T NATURALLY THINK OF FABRIC AS A GOOD PORTRAIT MEDIUM, BUT I CAN MAKE IT WORK & I’M TRYING TO PORTRAY A FAMILIAR FACE IN A WAY YOU HAVEN’T SEEN BEFORE!!! Adam Ant #AdamAnt

HERE IS THE PLAN TO SEW ADAM ANT’S HAIR. 24 SEPARATE PIECES, WHICH ISN’T TOO BAD FOR ME. LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE PLAITS & RIBBONS!!! Adam Ant #AdamAnt

STITCHING ADAM ANT’S HAIR OUT OF FELT, THEN MAKING LITTLE PLAITS & BOWS FOR HIM. I’M LOVING CREATING THIS PORTRAIT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY BITS OF HABERDASHERY I CAN USE, & WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE A BIT OF HABERDASHERY!!!! Adam Ant #AdamAnt

HAPPY BIRTHDAY #Madonna THIS STITCHED PORTRAIT WAS INFLUENCED BY THE PAINTING, “THE GIRL WITH THE PEARL EARRING” BY VERMEER. IT’S A GOOD TWIST TO INTERPRET YOUNG MADONNA AS A SASSIER VERSION OF THE MAID IN THE ORIGINAL. SEE HER IN MY SOLO SHOW AT WHITCHURCH SILK MILL IN DEC.

HELLOOOOO! JUST TO LET YOU KNOW I’M TAKING A WEEK OFF, SO IF I’M QUIET ON HERE I’M NOT DEAD! I’LL BE GETTING AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS THEN SPENDING SOME TIME WITH MY FAMILY. I’LL FINISH ADAM WHEN I GET BACK! (MISSING HIM ALREADY!!)