Desert Island Stitch: Three Imaginary Boys
Thirty-nine years ago today, The Cure released their debut album, which happens to be the next in my Desert Island Stitch series. “Three Imaginary Boys” made it’s debut on May 8th, 1979, an odd cover containing nothing but a lamp, a refrigerator, and a hoover. Before I started stitching, I dyed the aida pink by painting it with Rit, to give the walls and floor an organic texture while still being a slightly abstract detail.
… trying something different… #ThreeImaginaryBoys #DesertIslandStitch pic.twitter.com/2fZmEc5lVF
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After it dried, I sprayed the fabric with a color fixative, to help protect it from fading, I went to work on the three imaginary boys… as represented by mundane household objects…
… finishing touches… took me a bit longer than planned… pic.twitter.com/WXYqnVsmjx
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Sure it may not be the first album people pull to mind when digging through The Cure’s discography, but to me, there is something iconic about the stark emotionless cover art.
Displays nicely with the concert poster from the Reflections Tour.
I had originally planned on adding some single-thread-line details. As I was adding them, they started to detract from the design, so I nixed’em. Anywho, let me know what you think, or guess what the next cover will be in the comments below!
And because, well, 39.