Thumbtack Portraits
Andrew Woolery, an artist who creates portraits with thumbtacks, has done one of rock icon Jimi Hendrix. The portrait took over 50,000 thumbtacks to create. Woolery said his art was inspired by the colorful breakfast cereal Froot Loops, although he later moved on to thumbtacks. “I am now an expert on thimbles and own a thumb-specific ice pack,” Woolery joked. “I had to ice my thumbs and elbow every night so I could continue pushing pins.” Woolery has created a series of likenesses using the thumbtack method, which he has dubbed “Mixtape” – it includes such recognizable images as Jay-Z, Kanye West and Barack Obama. You can check out some of Woolery’s work on www.tumblr.com/tagged/andrew-woolery.
Andrew Woolery, an artist who creates portraits with thumbtacks, has done one of rock icon Jimi Hendrix. The portrait took over 50,000 thumbtacks to create. Woolery said his art was inspired by the colorful breakfast cereal Froot Loops, although he later moved on to thumbtacks. “I am now an expert on thimbles and own a thumb-specific ice pack,” Woolery joked. “I had to ice my thumbs and elbow every night so I could continue pushing pins.” Woolery has created a series of likenesses using the thumbtack method, which he has dubbed “Mixtape” – it includes such recognizable images as Jay-Z, Kanye West and Barack Obama. You can check out some of Woolery’s work on www.tumblr.com/tagged/andrew-woolery.
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