#as evidenced by the significantly worse stitching on that side

[neverendingford]

Idea first came to me after I said something like "a thousand needles sewing you to a canvas of pain" and so I decided to make it real as best I could.

#does this count as #sculpture #my art #color says shit #Ford's Art #<- figured I needed an actual art tag since I'm actually doing more stuff so that's it I guess. #now I have to go back and edit the tags on all my old art stuff #gonna tag this as #body horror #just in case. some of those threads are actually going through my skin so it's worth tagging. #anyway. I'm finally finished with it! ngl I finished and was like 'what if I don't post it I just keep it privately?' #but I'm continuing my exposure therapy by posting art publicly so here. #anyway. it's no dismembered hand stitched to a canvas but it's the best I could do without going full Hannibal and committing medical crime #I used glue at the start to sew through before giving up and just figuring out how much skin I could get the needle through #I'm gonna feel it tomorrow for sure #do you have any idea how hard this was with just one hand. I had to use my toes as extra fingers to thread the needle every time I ran out #I wanted more tension on the threads but with only one hand and anchors that threatened to rip out I couldn't really #plus the left side was easier to sew because I was using my left hand. the right side was significantly more difficult #as evidenced by the significantly worse stitching on that side #I think I should have stuck with the glue though because it makes the pull marks like I wanted #it makes the thread have more of a meat-hook feel and weight rather than just light thread pulled through stiff skin #I like the left side better than the right. and the upper right is the least convincing