{"product_id":"textile-portraits","title":"Textile Portraits","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"sheet_detail_top\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"sheet_detail_title\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"Polaris-Text--root Polaris-Text--headingLg\"\u003eTextile Portraits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTextile Portraits: Anne Kelly’s evocative and nostalgic work often incorporates portraits—of friends, family, historical figures, and even pets. Within these pages she shares her approach to textile portraiture, bringing in a wealth of different embroidery techniques, including hand and machine embroidery, quilting, and appliqué, to render in cloth the nuances of facial expressions and the personalities of her subjects. The book covers:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelfies at Home: making the perfect self-portrait in cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresentation and Culture: how portraits have been used in textile art for cultural expression around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStylized Imagery: going beyond the traditional portrait into abstraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlace and Time: creating a sense of place with portraiture, sometimes incorporating photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStory and Text: how to create a fuller narrative with deeply personal ephemera and related imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePet Projects: immortalizing your pets in your textile work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully illustrated with stunning examples of her own work and that of intriguing textile artists who specialize in portraiture from around the world, this is the ideal book for embroiderers and textile artists who want to introduce this often tricky subject area into their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Pages: 128\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Publish Date: 09\/12\/2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e* Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Checker Distributor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47112888680585,"sku":"CDS-94753-4","price":32.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0772\/0393\/1273\/files\/Textile-Portraits-Checker-Distributor-211935172.jpg?v=1782644098","url":"https:\/\/battingcompany.com\/products\/textile-portraits","provider":"The Batting Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}