photo of jo hamilton by jenny stapleton

scottish artist jo hamilton creates portraits using a traditional crochet technique.

‘in my work I use a traditional basic crochet technique taught to me at an early age by my gran. I work one knot at a time, from the inside out, row by row. for example, in making the portraits I always begin in the middle with the eyes and work out from there until the piece is completed. I work directly from photographs, using no sketches, graphs or computer imaging. each piece is instinctively composed, handmade, labour-intensive. nothing is planned ahead; I make it up as I go along. I spend a lot of time simply looking, unraveling, and reworking until I get it right.’ jo hamilton

jo hamilton: crochet portraits arthur cheesman

jo hamilton: crochet portraits bryan adams harford

jo hamilton: crochet portraits karen hoke

jo hamilton: crochet portraits david frierman

jo hamilton: crochet portraits reclining shine

jo hamilton: crochet portraits DJ

jo hamilton: crochet portraits meth possessor

via boing boing