Portrait Perspectives
 by Fred Makalinaw

Lines can be expressive. They exist everywhere. Latent in the curvature of a vase and hidden in the upward turn of a glass- in the end they define shape. Ultimately the medium of sewing is that of articulated lines. The luxury of taking a piece of charcoal and smudging it blurring the outlines just does not exist. Illusion is possible and it is something I wish to possibly explore in the future.

Always at the end of a design set I learn something and this set was no exception. This set started as an exploration of the expressive qualities of the face within my limited command of this medium. What objects could I add to enhance or detract to emphasize a particular expressive element, articulating one eye-shading another, leaving obvious structural characteristics vague etc. But it ended up with the realization that simple lines have endless expressive possibilities. It is something I hope to explore further in the future.