Urban Icons is intended to be a thought provoking look at mental illness and homelessness — hopefully encouraging another way of viewing this ubiquitous yet marginalized segment of society. Completion of the initial hooking of this 60" x 50" piece is followed by intensive tweaking of the faces. This may consist of some reverse hooking and re-hooking. Most certainly a lot of trimming away of stray loops and ends takes place during this part of the process. I will work and re-work areas of the rug from the right to the left. Photos of one of the areas that I found in need of a major overhaul follow.
 I will continue to trim and begin embellishing at this point in the completion of this project. I still have a LOT to do! |  I stitched on little metal Milagros of angels and saints to the halo around this urban icon. Milagro means miracle in Spanish, and in Mexican folk tradition often small metal votive offerings. |
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At this stage of the creation of Urban Icons, I am re-energized as I begin to add layers of interest to the piece by stitching elements on top of the hooking. I will work this piece much like a collage and just add layers of metal, fabric and found objects to the surface.
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