For the past six months this painting has been sitting on my easel in the corner of my apartment staring at me. Originally intended to be another Kahlo inspired self-portrait featuring my cat Judy, it has been sitting stagnant for too long. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t get it to work. I would pull out my brushes and palette here and there and mess with it, but nothing ever really took.
I decided it can’t sit in the corner anymore, so I’ve taken drastic measures that have paid off both visually and emotionally. I am now combining what will (hopefully) be realism with the traditional craft of embroidery. Using embroidery floss I am taking the outline I originally drew of Judy and making her into a blast of visual and touchable color.
So go ahead, please touch the art.
Libby Cruz 