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Ellen Altfest in her studio.
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“I like to be surrounded—almost cocooned in what I’m doing.”
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“When I’m using a model I have to be really conscientious about who I choose to work with because we’ll spend six months or more together. This time—the guy was a musician. We got along well. ”
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“I used pins to help me map out the images otherwise it would be impossible to pick up where I left off. At the end, I paint them out”
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“The detail level on these garments is amazing but the heads were bothering me —I cut them off.”
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“I only work in natural light, so in the summer, I can work for longer, but, in winter, I’m limited to short days.”
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“I was looking for a very specific kind of studio space. I needed certain windows, certain light. I spotted this place while biking around.” (bron: W Magazine, foto's: Vincent Dilio)
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