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Swirling image of Happi Devils on lights
One Hour Projects Part II: Electric Boogaloo

One Hour Projects Part II: Electric Boogaloo

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I started this open ended One Hour Project idea a couple of years go as a challenge to myself to just kind of “create” stuff in my down time when I wasn’t working on something specific [or binge watching “Dark” on Netflix… seriously, if you haven’t seen it, its so good!]. Granted, I haven’t posted anything specifically about it in a while, that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy. Here is a random smattering of some pieces.

Butterfly with Happi Devil wings
Happi Devil constellation with waxing gibbous moon

Thanks for reading, and I’ll leave you with this feel good jam of the day by Janelle Monáe because it is, in fact, a great jam…

Painted effect on David Bowie "Aladdin Sane" cross stitch
Desert Island Stitch: Aladdin Sane

Desert Island Stitch: Aladdin Sane

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The idea of the “Desert Island Disc” has been around for quite some time, I mean the BBC has had a programm[e] on since 1942! You know the story, or some variation of it, you pick “x” number of records… 8-tracks… cassettes… CDs… a Zune loaded with WAV files… you get it. Playing off the concept, I started a project that titled “Desert Island Stitch” [patent pending] where I pick some of my favorite albums and interpret them as cross stitch pieces.

For the first one, I chose David Bowie’s “Aladdin Sane.” The album is iconic in many ways, and I’ve referenced it visually for years [most notably in my Mr Roboto and Tin Can spacecraft], so it was an easy choice. The iconic image was a result of the collaboration between graphic designer Celia Philo, photographer Brian Duffy, and make-up artist Pierre La Roche. The design was simple and pure, which is probably why it appears on so many “best album cover” lists.

The Process

Man holding embroidery ring, starting cross stitch project