tattoo man 2
Okay, it went much better this time- (chapter one here)
This toile is perfect. I dyed it before cutting and sewing (lesson learned) and the scale and images on the toile is wonderful.
approx. 21 inches tall-
his back-
he needed a belly button-
I loved embroidering his hair-
Now we are going to go buy more peaches so I can make some more yummy end of summer desserts.
September 9th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
He looks wonderful Mimi! Everything really came together for this one. I still think it is such a great idea using the toile for tattoos :)
September 9th, 2007 at 4:40 pm
I LOVE YOU. Please, please believe me. I get worried if you don’t post for 2 days in a row – what will I do if you quit blogging?
I have never commented before, I’ve just watched in awe as you create one. fantastic. thing. after. another. So forgive me if it sounds like I’m criticizing you in any way, but I do have a bit of a question about your latest tattooed man. He’s great – it’s incredibly awesome that you chose to use toile to represent his tattoed body. But his lower half? His backside is fine, but from the front, it almost looks like he has butt cheeks on the wrong side of himself. I’m not suggesting pornographic representation, but perhaps future tattooed men might have a bit more “manliness” suggested in the front???
Please forgive me for my forwardness!
September 9th, 2007 at 6:06 pm
I seriously love your tattooed man – the kind of guy our mothers would warn us about I believe.
Such great use of the toile- simply beautiful as always
September 9th, 2007 at 6:54 pm
reply to Babs- yep, you are totally right :-) Working on these dolls is a constant argument with myself of when enough is enough… I might try making the pants out of 4 pieces instead of 2 though- that might give more definition. If I try to add by stitching, it makes the doll fold, and I think I want him standing versus sitting. There is always a challenge and that is what keeps it interesting.
I can probably make his butt look a little better with some stuffing message. Sounds like fun!
Mimi
September 9th, 2007 at 7:18 pm
I’m so glad you stuck with this, it was worth it! He’s awesome.
September 9th, 2007 at 9:22 pm
The tattoo man is great! I just checked out the rest of your blog and your dolls are really wonderful and original. I’ll be certain to come back and see what else you come up with!
Diana
September 9th, 2007 at 10:24 pm
Rock on, Mimi.
September 10th, 2007 at 12:27 am
Yes! I thought the first guy looked great but this one really is amazing.
September 10th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Hi Mimi,
Oh my! As a lover of toile, and being the mother of a son who has chosen to adorn his body with 3 tattoos thus far, I really love this guy! Just seeing him refreshes a desire to return to Boston for another doll-making workshop with you. The texture of the embroidered hair is fab! Congrats on sorting out the fabric dyeing issues. BTW, my Zelda has received many compliments and I can’t thank you enough for your generous teaching and sharing of stash treasures.
September 10th, 2007 at 10:20 am
the toile works perfectly!! the envy of any tattoo artist. and LOVE the bellybutton…
and now for some more peach pie! :)
September 10th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Make a tattoo man. Buy some peaches. Just another day in the life of Mimi Kirchner! Seriously though, what a great idea. You are a true artist Mimi.
September 10th, 2007 at 2:23 pm
Wow! That is so cool! I am so impressed with your tattoo skills!
September 10th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
Love the tatoo guy and of course, everything you make!! Those earrings are just too cool! And I didn’t know about moo stickers…must have some!
I know you may be done with the stamp carving, but just thought you might want to check out this artist…does some cool stuff…if you haven’t seen her already… http://www.bonkersfiber.com Traci Bunkers…
September 10th, 2007 at 6:14 pm
THis is brilliant… what a great use of the fabric.
September 10th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
Ahoy there sailor. I loved the first one, even though it sounds like he was an exercise in frustration. The way the blue stands out is brilliant, looks like those old, sun-faded tattoos. But, perhaps that was your intended effect all along. Brilliant Mimi, simply brilliant!
September 11th, 2007 at 8:02 am
oh I love him! he is so sweet, such a clever use of toile. Re the pants, maybe some stiches making out the pockets and fly like jeans? I am so glad you kept going with these after the first one was such a challenge. Well done.
September 11th, 2007 at 11:15 am
oh wow mimi, your tattoo’d men are absolutely inspired. wonderful, wonderful job.
September 12th, 2007 at 12:36 am
That is hands-down the cleverest use of fabric I have ever seen.
September 12th, 2007 at 1:45 pm
That’s what the toile was for!!!!!
Brilliant absolutely brilliant.
September 15th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
Hello Mimi.
Those Guys are wonderful. Are they for sale? Please tell me yes!!! I would love to have one for me.
March 25th, 2008 at 8:08 pm
Can i buy one of these please?? How do i order one?
April 2nd, 2008 at 11:59 am
[...] What happened was that I couldn’t find the scrap toile I bought on Ebay in January. It turns out to be difficult to find toile that works well- I need blue or black printed on white or cream, the images need to be clear, the scale has to be right. I somehow totally lucked out when I bought some scraps on Etsy last summer that I used on this guy. So, after looking in the obvious places, I ended up pulling everything in my studio apart, going through all the bins of fabric in the studio and then the back storage. That lead to sorting through papers, clearing out and reorganizing a bookcase, listing books to sell on Amazon (I think of that as “un-buying”), packing up and shipping the 7 books I’ve sold so far (!), thorough vacuuming, etc., etc.! I did finally find the fabric, folded inside some wool fabric that was ready for dyeing. I didn’t find it until I’d given up and decided to dye the wool and so the bag got emptied and the fabric sorted. Oh well, it most certainly needed to get done. [...]
June 8th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Its very nice to see the tattoos in Doll.