Slugger

My March 2009 Bead Journal Project piece honors the start of Little League (at least for my family).   Our team in the 2009 season was the Red Wings.  In March, my son hit an "Over-the-Fence" homerun!!! It was amazing to watch it soar over the infield and then the outfield from the score box where I was tracking hits, runs and outs for our team.

 

This is the beginning of my BJP showing the profile which was reverse-appliqued.   An actual baseball cap has been cut-down to fit my journal page.  The hair is either handles off a shopping-bag/gift-sack or possibly a shoe lace.... creative "up-cycling", or rather "re-cycling" of materials readily found in my home.

"Slugger" names this BJP.  The Astros logo is from the baseball cap used in this piece.  I worked with the eye a bit too ... but "Slugger" was still needing something more. So I day-dreamed and played around with some ideas, including adding dimensional buttons in the shape of a baseball, baseball glove and baseball bat.  (note: They were edited off even before getting firmly stitched into place) ... more pondering ....

 

"Slugger"

The final version shows "Slugger" holding a baseball bat on his shoulder, the number 18 stitched on his jersey back, and a few more beads stitched on here and there for further embellishment.  

For my previous 2008-09 Bead Journal Project pieces click here and here and here.

For more information on the Bead Journal Project, check out our website at http://www.beadjournalproject.com/ 

Be sure to look at the journal pages from the first two series of this BJP program.  Click here for the first group which first ran from June 2007 to May 2008, then here for the second BJP group that ran from September 2008 to August 2009.  The third year of BJP began this January.  There is wonderful bead eye candy among both member galleries.

Thank you Robin Atkins for starting the Bead Journal Project and enchanting me with your beautiful beadwork!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!