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