Hats by Harriet 'Hatty' HurleyI'd like to tell you about this piece of work and the scaling issues I had whilst making this drawing. It's an example of the every day challenges of documenting the lives of the little folk. Here, I painstakingly copied a couple of pages from Harriet 'Hatty' Hurley's hat catalogue. From the winter woolies section. My tools included some colour pencils, a microscope and a head torch. The original catalogue is the size of matchbox. It took me about three weeks to complete the whole thing. And my eyes needed a big long rest after it.
It's a tough job but somebody's got to do it.
I 'm not sure about posting photos here. What do you think? Should I stick to just drawings? Hmmm.
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I love the photos! It gives me a better idea of how you're doing the wonderful things that you do! Can't wait to see what's next!
ReplyDeleteI like the photo... and the drawings.. and photos of your drawings... I think you are very talented and I soak up everything you post... :-)
ReplyDeleteI like them both!
ReplyDeletei like them both too although comparing the photos to the drawings (post on the other blog) the photos do the color justice. the colors are gorgeous and its all wonderful. the little folk have some crazy great head gear!
ReplyDeleteThan you, folks.
ReplyDeleteI can't decide whether to stick to the drawings, but I do like these photos. And, they turned out so much better than the scan.
Thanks, too, to everyone for adding their name to the 'buy this book' list. I'm very touched.
We love your illustrations!!
ReplyDeleteAmazingly gorgeous chapeaus! I had a good laugh at the bit about the head torch.......if serious, please post a photo of that ; )! I'm almost to the point of the magnifying glass on the stand--while wearing my bifocals~~
ReplyDeleteOh, please post photos of actual Woodland products! remember, if you join economic forces with the pixies, sprites, and other woodland folk, you will all benefit!! :))
ReplyDeleteOh, AJ, these are gorgeous! I love those textures.
ReplyDeleteYes, post photos here! The colours are so vibrant! And it wasn't until I looked at the second picture that I realised your drawings were not in a book - I completely believed that you'd propped the book up and photographed it. We get to see a completely different kind of detail in the photographs. Keep them coming! :D
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