Artist Information:
Maria Losch
Blue River, OR
United States
Member Since: Mar 2011
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Artist Statement:
I am a self-taught
portrait artist but with a
twist. I use my ability to
draw with graphite pencil and
combine this with my love of
wool. After turning a very
small picture into a gigantic
set of dots for fun.
It gave me the idea to use
my complex shading to
interpret my subject’s visual
representation. By completing
a lengthy chart and coding
process, the chart displays
the position and colour of the
thousands of individual
stitches, that stitch by
stitch and row by row I
follow, creating portraits of
family, friends, pets, animals
or pictures of things that you
would hold dear. The chart is
where the character and beauty
of the "Wooling" begin. I
use the medium of wool because
it is a natural fiber that to
me emits warmth and serenity,
without loosing strength and
force. It is also an
underappreciated resource.
Though the colour palette can
be limited at times, choosing
the right combination of
fibers will illicit a sense of
unity and the feeling of
completion to my finished
work. Finishing touches brings
out the 3-D quality and depth
and brings the stitches into
crystal clarity whist also
helping to unite...
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Maria Losch's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Maria Losch's Portfolio.
I am a self-taught portrait artist but with a twist. I use my ability to draw with graphite pencil and combine this with my love of wool. After turning a very small picture into a gigantic set of dots for fun.
It gave me the idea to use my complex shading to interpret my subject’s visual representation. By completing a lengthy chart and coding process, the chart displays the position and colour of the thousands of individual stitches, that stitch by stitch and row by row I follow, creating portraits of family, friends, pets, animals or pictures of things that you would hold dear. The chart is where the character and beauty of the "Wooling" begin. I use the medium of wool because it is a natural fiber that to me emits warmth and serenity, without loosing strength and force. It is also an underappreciated resource. Though the colour palette can be limited at times, choosing the right combination of fibers will illicit a sense of unity and the feeling of completion to my finished work. Finishing touches brings out the 3-D quality and depth and brings the stitches into crystal clarity whist also helping to unite... |
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