here it is....?

there we go.
[a better image will be taken later, this is just to put it here]

detail of some of the sewing at the top left corner

detail of the "ribbon" part

my cat was walking across the thing when i was trying to take these pics...

Technically [well, in reality] it still isn't finished. And I am kicking myself. But I'm down to the ribbons, which should go faster. I'll post the real final pics as soon as I'm done, but I have no idea when that will be exactly.

Dear Val:

I will have the pics up today. Hopefully around 3 this afternoon, but possibly as late as 5. The only thing that'll be missing is that one 'do something you've never done' assignment. I forgot to take a picture of it, and I'm currently back home while my drawing is still in the dorm. But the selfportrait will be up.

I have various other progress pics hidden here and here.

Eleanor

wooden spoon

i carved it for my project class! yay! it's very smooth, but i kinda wish it was stained... but i was dumb and didn't finish sanding it while i was home in time to use some stain we have there, so it's just plain... still, i'm pretty proud of it! yay!

drawing: complete!

torso! finished!

beginning the 3rd sheet

the 3 sheets put together

legs

completed drawing!! not a very good pic...

first stitches! added to the bra, where i actually have ribbon stitching...

hard to see, but there's stitching here too...

the start of blobby abstract border shapes... if the embroidery turns out to fail, i've got a back-up plan: cut paper, which can easily hide the unsightly holes left by the thread!

continued sexiness

not the best pics, but still. i'm getting really excited about this! i'm glad i'm not totally sick of this yet. that's probably because i'm going through this so fast and i really like how it's looking. i totally think it's sexy. not sure about my body itself, but the drawing is looking awesome.

finished one of the papers! yay!

i gotta say, those are some sexy clavicles. the face looks a little weird, but the chest area is awesome. i'm pretty proud of it. i'm trying to do one paper a day, so tomorrow i'll be doing the whole torso... that's a lot of work...

finished outline