This lovely creature was captured on film by Chuck Babbitt (used with his permission). I used Chuck's photo as a guide while creating this new composition. Although I've never seen or touched a real live shark, I do have a healthy respect for them and prefer to encounter them on fabric instead of in the ocean.
Tigershark is constructed entirely of hand-dyed cotton and thread with the exception of a layer of tulle over the shark's body. Tulle is a very fine acrylic mesh or netting. It keeps the small pieces of fabric lying nice and flat and also has (what I imagine is) a kind of "shark skin" texture.
See the original inspiration for Tigershark and other examples of Chuck Babbitt's photos here: Image Pro: Chuck Babbitt Photography
1 comments:
Love this one Kate. I also love the one with Grayson. Nice blog. I now subscribe!
Jeff Wolfsberg
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