Sewn Soldiers
At the time when I bought a big box of toy soldiers from a local charity shop I had no idea what to do with them. It’s often the way, the materials come first and the idea develops through ‘play’.
I’ve used men’s shirts in my work before, so reverted back to what I know: I also tend to bring two objects together.
Invisible thread is great (I love it), I used it to sew each soldier on in a random way, I thought it kind of worked. There are plenty more soldiers left so I could go the whole hog and stitch them all.
I stitched a few into the inside collar so it was a bit uncomfortable for Tom (model) but he survived.
I’m interested in the shirt being worn. But the way a shirt is packaged is an avenue I may investigate further.
