First there was Man Ray, then there was Port-Ray. Port-Ray, however, has nothing to do with Man Ray. This project is a curious mix of portraits and bargello embroidery. Portraits are one of my preoccupations, as is bargello - so the two are fused together. 

I experiment with simpler work and conventional bargello stitches, all the way up to deconstructing the stitches and blending them with familiar portraits of famous persons, both from antique and modern archives! 

MARILYN SIMPLE/ COMPLEX

MISCELLANEOUS

TORSOS 

PORTRAITS COMPLEX

BEETHOVEN

FLORA/ DORA