Everything is subjective anyway.
Design for the Barnard & Westwood Greetings Card Competition, debossed and die-stamped silver
Autumn: Intentions, Ink on Khadi Cotton Rag Paper, 3.5 x 5ft
My first piece at this scale. Bored of working at my usual 18x24in/ 20x30in , I decided to take the leap to larger works. I inked a great deal of this with 0-6 brushes before I realized the inherent masochism… (not that it mattered anyway! ha)
In the beginning, work at this scale took about two weeks. My advice to anyone interested in working on large scale pieces but intimidated by the size: stop procrastinating. You can’t work up to it, just start.
Matchbook Drawings
These impressive series of graphite drawings on matchbooks by Krista Charles are based on the the photographs provided by Google Street View. Her interest in the matchbooks was when she retrieved a bag of old vintage matchbooks from her grandfather-in-law’s home when he was downsizing to another place to live. After searching for the companies advertised on the matchbooks, she found out that some were still in business, closed down or even replaced by a new building or a parking lot. She draws a pencil sketch of whatever is on that location which gives the matchbooks a whole new story to it.
You can check out more of her matchbook drawings on her website. You can even get yourself a unique drawn matchbook, one that personally appeals to you! They’re for sale on her Etsy shop!
