ELOISE LIKES MAKING THINGS

This drawing I made of my (now ex) husband is the artwork I'm most proud of.

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19"x13", graphite

I found a good feather in the park.

graphite

My friend Hrothgar has a sketchbook in which he collects portraits of himself. Here's a time series of a portrait I drew in his book, and the reference photo I used. You can see more about his portrait project here.

8.5"x5.5", graphite

A smooshed lady that unsmooshes when viewed in the reflection of a cylinder.

~10"x12", graphite

Self-portrait

~16"x12", graphite

This drawing is based on a painting I love by Horacio Quiroz.

~8"x10", graphite

Fabric

~20"x24", charcoal

Based on a friend's photograph of a flower.

~5"x7", graphite

Daylilies

~16"x12", graphite and colored pencil

I made this pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving. I'd like to make additional interesting pies in future years.

I hurt my dominant (left) hand but wanted to keep doing calligraphy. Result: ambidextrous calligraphy!

For a hero-themed party I was the tugboat that freed the Ever Given from the canal. I painted a container ship toy to look like the Ever Given, put it on wheels, and dragged it behind me on a little leash all night. I made my tugboat costume out of cardboard and felt.

For a secrets-and-keys themed party, I carried a locked box, and had 51 keys attached around the bottom of my dress, only one of which opens the box. Party goers could pick a key to try, and if it opened the box they could have one of the secret prizes inside.

I was the photic sneeze reflex for a costume party. The dress is made of parts of two dresses I sewed together.

I superglued my fingers together while glueing kleenex to the crown.

Cyborg-Eloise. I'm wearing a red contact lens.

I sewed this skirt for October.

fabric from here

I sat for this painting "Eloise with Teacup" by my talented friend Angela Decarlis.

oil, 71cm x 56cm