I was inspired by the animated movie Coraline, and really fancied seeing what the buttons stitched in the eyes would look like first hand on a person. This was my take on it.
Naturally I decided to document the process which meant it took longer to do than usual, but hey…you’re worth it!
I have shot everything in Hi-Def, and will edit the whole process into 5 separate videos, each one focussing on a different aspect in detail so you can see up close how everything was done. I also use carbon fibre paste with epoxy gelcoats for the first time, so my moulds were (for me, anyway) a bit of an unknown quantity.
Anyhow, please enjoy the introduction video showing you a taster of what is to come over the next few weeks. If you like what you see, please let me know by commenting in the box below! Cheers.
Happy button-stitching!
-Stuart
All material, images and text © Stuart Bray 2011
i think you are amazing and generous…thanks
My dad read the book to me when I was about 4 I was EXTREMELY scared; besucae I always thought I would find my parents with buttons instead of eyes! But I still really liked the book, thou, I would have to re read it since it was almost 7 years since I read it. And I’ like to remember the book before watching the movie