Expanding my portfolio into cats!

And in picking a subject, what better than a cat who can afford to pay her own way – see this New York Post article from 2015 (OK, so a publication date of April 1st might give me paws for thought (sorry), but it’s too late now, the portrait’s sewn).

Choupette Lagerfeld: from photo to sketch to embroidered portrait.

Photo from Instagram via NYPost

preliminary sketch

Choupette Lagerfeld in freestyle machine embroidery

If you would like a bespoke portrait of your own pet have a look at the commissions page.