15 May, I have no sensation in my fingertips.. Sewing needles are not my medium... although they appear to be currently.

 

Placed my works in my exhibition space to get a feel for the scale and curation options.

I was concerned that they'd be lost but I think they'll be ok. I have 2 more paintings to bring in and the hat to curate also. 

Had a chat about the darkness of the walls and will bring 2 spot lights in tomorrow to test in the space in case it is too dark.  In the morning, the corner wall especially is DARK.

 

Painted another coat of blue to try and make the cover more consistent as you can see where I've cut in - it's darker in the corner and edges. But.. I think this might be a change in the paint - I shook it initially rather than mix it with a stick.. this may have been a mistake.. I didn't recover the cut-in sections, but fear I may need to.... will see tomorrow.

The apotropaic marks are working well and I've done the white sections which look crisp now. 

                                                                         

This took ages and I have no sensation in my fingertips. I finally understand thimbles.. It's intentionally sculptural. There is wire sewn into the brim of the hat and another layer sewn on top before being stitched to the cone. This ensures that the wire is literally sewn in but also gives a raw canvas edge to the brim.