A Whale of an Update.

So I thought it'd be fun to put all the pictures of the Whale together into one picture, so that the progression made can really be seen.

Does this remind you of the story of Jonas yet.... ?

Remember this is about 3 feet wide by 2 feet tall.  I have soooooo much beading that still needs to be done.  The last photo was taken this morning, I'm pretty proud of it so far.  I started work on this piece on November 13, 2011.  It's been almost a year and a half since I started this project.  Of course there's been like month long periods where this sat in the corner while I worked on other pieces, but who's counting?  I really want this finished for the exhibition deadline but I'm starting to think I will not make it.  After this one, I have another 8 more canvases stretched and ready to go.  Each new canvas is about a fourth of the size of this current piece. After the beading on the whale is done, then I have to go back into the background and finish covering the space with buttons.  Then I need to go back into the background and fill in the white spaces with beads until there's no background showing in between the buttons.  There's so much work to be done, and each time I sit down to work on this, I put on a movie.  I can now recite most of the lines from X-Men First Class, Robin Hood Men in Tights, The Avengers, Ghostbusters 1 and 2, and I'm slowly learning the lines to The Hobbit.  I will never leave my house again at this rate.

See Ya'll Later
~Amy