Stitched Smile

Ash Sivils

Stitched Smile

Stitched Smile Creation Date: 10.19.07

The Redbubble member who nominated my work is Rocketchook and this is what the had to say about this image:

“The message is so powerful in this picture , let alone the skills and creativity involved in actually producing it . Stunning , jaw dropping art.”

Nominated into the group Pay It Forward.

Model: EViL-KiTTie-stock.deviantart.com

Every day men and women are having cosmetic
surgery to appear as if they were on the red carpet
in Hollywood. They want to feel and look “perfect”,
there is no such thing, the word shouldn’t even
exist! To be “perfect” is a flaw in it’s self. Further
information and statistics can be read here:

2007 Surgical Highlights

I didn’t want to take the smaller
version of Stitched Smile down
after it had so many views, favs
and comments. This one will be
here to enable prints.

Stitched Smile belongs to the following groups:

Dark artists, dark art, Deepest Darkest Fears, Graphic Editing 101, HORRORAMA, Media and Publicity, Monsters Ink, Nine Inch Nails Fans & Art, Practising the Dark Arts, Pulp Noir and THE TORCH Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Stitched Smile  by Ash Sivils
  • dogfish

    dogfish

    wicked!
    great idea and very good treatment

  • HenkStolk

    HenkStolk

    woman, woman.. how do you come up with the ideas.
    This is sooo good

  • Michael Gatch

    Michael Gatch

    I didn’t see the original. This is really awesome. I love the shadows and the black and white tones.

  • Vestque

    Vestque

    This was always one of my favorites of yours!

  • RiSH :

    RiSH :

    Superb! This time I cant even criticise … :)

  • Peter Zentjens

    Peter Zentjens

    Scaringly beautiful

  • Glen Allen

    Glen Allen

    beauty and horro perfectly blended.

  • Glenn-Patrick Ferguson

    Glenn-Patrick ...

    YOW.Visceral.Almost taste the blood in my mouth.

  • Ryan Piercey

    Ryan Piercey

    Wow… Very realistic.. Great work!

  • Photomojo

    Photomojo

    Your artwork can be painfully intriguing! I love it, amazing work and creativity!

  • SnowDog

    SnowDog

    Ash your work is OUTSTANDING!!! I love this!!! Keep up the great work!!

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Thank you for all of the support Randy.
    I do apologize, I should have deleted
    all of this mess!

  • markgb

    markgb

    This is a perfect example of why I favorited your work.
    This is an example of why your are brilliant.

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Gracias Mark, all of the support
    and the understanding is always
    taken to heart. I love when people
    understand what I am trying to do here…
    I have a short fuse for ignorance and
    I do appologize for any of the current
    drama on my page.

  • midzing

    midzing

    awesome work,,, well done

  • Amanda McLennan

    Amanda McLennan

    “To me, Life, not Death, is normality” – well Matt death is in fact as common as life. How can there be life and living without death and dying? You choose to photograph pretty things (as do I), please don’t critisize anothers art because you don’t like the picture created. Ash creates art that is raw, bold and thought provoking, instead of looking at the picture and seeing just that – try looking for the meaning.
    Keep up the excellent work Ash.

  • Matt Merritt

    Matt Merritt

    Ash Sivils,
    your work is VERY creative, and I like a lot of it. Now that you have added an explanation of this work in the Description section, I understand it much better. And I agree with your thoughts on cosmetic
    surgery. I’ve always wanted a bigger chin, but now… :)

  • orourke

    orourke

    wow, love the direction here, very strong image

  • JAKEB

    JAKEB

    i like this one ash, it’s a great message and a really really beautiful image.

  • BYRON

    BYRON

    uh huh, urrrrrrgh, gurgle, ooooh yeaaaaaaaaah

    soooo very very everything!

  • Max Gatrell

    Max Gatrell

    Best image i’ve seen today!

    M

  • Ash Sivils replied

    heh heh, thank you, was it your first image today :)?

  • Max Gatrell

    Max Gatrell

    LOL infact i’ve seen many (hard to avoid on here) your’s just stands out,
    would you call it surgical art? whatever it is I sincerely approve ;)

    M

  • Ash Sivils replied

    True, it is but I suppose I would.
    I like playing doctor with my images.
    Thank you so much ..

  • Max Gatrell

    Max Gatrell

    You’re very welcome ;)
    It reminds me of that movie ‘Pan’s Labrynth’
    when after the villian gets slashed, he has to stitch himself up.
    There’s just something primal about it…love it!

    M

  • Ash Sivils replied

    I yet to see that movie..
    I hear it was very good but I
    usually like when the hype dies down
    so I can form my own opinion about it.

    But thank you, I hear good things
    so that has to be a compliment

  • Max Gatrell

    Max Gatrell

    It’s an outstanding movie, extremely visual.
    call me sick, but I like things which grind the spine,
    this picture does just that…yet it’s hard to look away ;)

    M

  • witchy

    witchy

    awesome work!

  • Tollwut

    Tollwut

    PERFECT!

  • lloydwakeling

    lloydwakeling

    To the point….brilliant

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Thank you, I am very to the point
    so to hear that is wonderful!

  • ozlat

    ozlat

    whoah… talk about a powerful image!

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    This is brilliantly wicked, love it!

  • Banalheed

    Banalheed

    Brilliant! This would be perfect in Pulp Noirthe dark and seedy underbelly of life!

  • kirby02

    kirby02

    one of my faves i have seen here on redbubble. very good job

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Thank you so much Kirby!
    I never really thought this
    image would be so popular :)

  • Matt Bottos

    Matt Bottos

    fantasic job … well done!!

  • jaki91

    jaki91

    one of my favourites

  • Adam Godman

    Adam Godman

    should of know it was you Ash, fantastic work, very realistic.
    love the blood consistancy,, sticky :P

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Haha- yeah? Well thank you so much Adam.

  • Matt Sillence

    Matt Sillence

    Just immense work..

  • DMDavies

    DMDavies

    Absolutely amazing photography real eh? disturbing but electric.

  • pjd69

    pjd69

    amazing work….you are an inspiration….

  • Colleen Milburn

    Colleen Milburn

    Your work is absolutely stunning, Ash. I ADORE this one so much there are no words to explain.

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Thank you so much Colleen,
    this one seems to be one of the most
    popular and it took the least time. Funny
    how that works

  • woof

    woof

    powerful!!! love it!!!

  • raintina

    raintina

    Well, thanks to the homepage feature I have found a feast of images to run a muck through. Congratulations! Your work is beyond interesting it is thought provoking and even frightening at times. I love when you can get that much from a 2D art work. Great Stuff!

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Thank you – I some how skipped over your message.
    I try hard to relay emotions and some how it works!

  • pedroville

    pedroville

    Excellent visual, well executed.

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Thank you doll

  • Anna Nelson

    Anna Nelson

    very strong image

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Thank you Anna

  • PJ Ryan

    PJ Ryan

    Incredible. So powerful.

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Thank you PJ

  • Shoaib .

    Shoaib .

    why so serious ?

    GREAT IMAGE

  • ambient-1

    ambient-1

    Wonderfully wicked!

  • ROUBLE RUST
  • lifang

    lifang

    Horror! Great pic!

  • RavenFarrow

    RavenFarrow

    Brilliant

  • cammiecakes

    cammiecakes

    I was wondering if you would consider adding this or anything else that might fit into the “Scary Are Us Group.” We would love to have anything that you might like to share. Thank you!!
    http://www.redbubble.com/groups/scary-are-us

  • Ash Sivils replied

    Thank you Cammie – I would be honored to.

    Thank you for the invite!

  • SilentxDesires

    SilentxDesires

    Oh how I love!!

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