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B L E N D I N G T E X T I L E A R T S W I T H P H O T O G R A P H Y /I L L U S T R A T I O N
YARN MIXED MEDIA ICON
Frida Kahlo by Victoria
Villasana
Muhammad Ali by Victoria
Villasana
Queen Elizabeth II by Victoria
Villasana
VICTORIA VILLASANA
• Born 1982 in Guadalajara, Mexico
• A contemporary textile and street artist
• Textile arts: arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to construct practical or decorative objects
• Interested in cultures & human spirit, looking at how people relate to each other in a fragmented, post-digital world
YARN MIXED MEDIA ICON
• For this project, you will create your own mixed media piece inspired by Villasana’s work
• Your background image may be a photograph or drawing of a person who is iconic or influential to you
• This person may be an artist, celebrity, historical figure, or someone you personally know
Tupac Shakur by Victoria Villasana
CREATING YOUR PIECE
1. Choose a photograph, print an image, or create a drawing of your chosen icon/figure
2. Select yarn to use on your piece. Choose either a complementary, monochromatic, triadic, or analogous color palette
3. Carefully glue the yarn onto the image in a pattern or direction
4. You may focus on a particular area, such as the hair, clothing, or background for your yarn
5. You must use at least one pattern
Nina Simone by Victoria Villasana
Elements Included
Completed
Comments/Sketches
Photograph/Illustration of Icon • Who is your piece of? • What do they mean to you?
Color Palette Choose One: Analogous, Complementary, Triadic, Monochromatic
Pattern/Placement of Yarn • What patterns did you use? • In what way did you glue
your yarn?
Craftsmanship and Use of Materials • Did you use all of your
materials appropriately • Does your piece look neat
and finished?
“I CAN…”
• Experiment with different materials to create a unified piece • Combine multiple
materials • Utilize a planned color
palette in my work • Artistically represent a
figure that is important to me • Use materials
appropriately and effectively