Dear Red Fox (Dress 89)

Dear Red Fox,

A friend of the family (an artist, painter, sculptor, and CFA volunteer) used to have the nickname 'Kenny the Fox', his favourite subject for oil paintings. I stayed at their house one night at their young daughters' insistance, a lovely home in the mountains with a wood fire, and I just spent the night staring at this painting of a fox chasing his tail. I'd love to do this image I have (but cannot upload b/c of size problems) of a fox chasing a mouse, with the body of the fox slinking from the top of the right shoulder to the waist. Painted in oil paint, and photographically printed on.

All my love,
IP

Dearest Co-Commuter (Dress 2)

Dearest Co-Commuter,
You had the most amazing eyes- they looked somewhat like a collage of autumn leaves in chocolate hues, and the idea of printing photographs of irises on fabric stayed on my mind, until this idea popped in:

Definately a better idea to start designing earlier in the day- I had time to work on both colouring/patterning and actual dress shape.
Really excited for tomorrow!
All my love,