Sewing my own Darth Vader.
What if I could use the actual paper, hand drawn pattern for David Prowse’s costume from ROTJ, to sew my own Darth Vader? Not for me, life size, David Prowse size. Kim Curtis asked me immediately, Out of what? Denim. Because, hell, Vader would look amazing in it. So would Prowse. Get ready, we are going to find out.
Hiding in the dark for 50 years, crossing a continent, then again, I can say with certainty, it has never been done. Darth Vader from Return of the Jedi, never been made in denim. Will attempt video. Stand by…
Encouraged to be creative by my mother, with classes in drawing, sculpting, and continually giving me those blow-mold packs with water color paint, paper, brush, and scissors, all nestled in neatly at the start. Becoming an artist can be a choice, but even with the challenges, I don’t feel I could make a different one.
Printmaking became my focus in 1998, and was an excellent way to make a living, but as time passes, imagery changes, materials change, not everything that was once available remains that way. I tell people now that I make stuff. Being an artist is for others to decide, what I surely am is an artisan with elaborate knowledge of Intaglio etching, metal work, sewing, painting, collage, cooking. You get the idea.