I knew him well - given how long this piece took (at least a year), I had quite a bit of time to get to know him! I think I finished this about two years ago? I remember working on it heavily while I was writing the literature review for my graduate thesis, so probably two years ago or even longer. It was so long ago the designer changed names! This is Skull with Pixel by MENonWOOL (formerly Hallodribums). They do a lot of realistic anatomical designs, very cool stuff.
I used all of the called for greys in this patterns, but I did switch out the pink to 304 as I didn't like the salmon that was used in the pattern. There's a lot of confetti in this piece but it gives such a realistic, wonderful effect - and is balanced by the pixels, which are very easy to stitch up! I worked this on 16 count white aida fabric. The piece I chose was a bit small, so when I (finally) framed it this year I used an 8x10 inch Pres On Mounting Board. While I liked the board, I kind of messed up and warped the pixel line a bit. When I tried to fix it the board started coming apart (my fault, I pulled from the wrong level) so I decided to just leave it. Oh well!
Here is an unedited picture of the entire piece for you! The detail in the teeth is especially amazing. I will hang poor Yorick during the fall and Halloween season, I think!
How is everyone holding up? Summer is (slowly) coming to an end, and what an odd summer it has been. The local hospital admitted no new Covid-19 cases for two days in a row this week, which is absolutely fantastic and hopefully a sign of good things to come! Though that might be optimistic. I've started my new job and it seems to be going well so far. Lots to learn about pensions!
I leave you with a lovely, optimistic Yorick smile. Stay healthy y'all!
- Cedie
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