I love buttons and I'm pretty fond of portraiture too, so imagine my delight when I came across the work of Californian artist Lisa Kokin who uses buttons and other found objects to create portraits. Awesome.
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| Passage Buttons and mixed media, imitation sinew, waxed linen, chicken wire 41 X 29-1/2, 2004 |
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| Leotard Buttons, thread, rug canvas, 33 x 13, 2003 |
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| Detail of Nineteen Sixty Buttons and mixed media, thread, imitation sinew, 81 x 50, 2005 |
She also creates work by sewing together found photographs which I am very much down with.
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| Trophy Sewn found photographs, found text, 9 x 9 x 4-1/2, 2000 |
Check out the rest of her inspiring work on her website www.lisakokin.com/
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