Zelfportret Size:41-46 Every layer of the collar

Every layer of the collar is carefully knitted: the geometric patterns

Firmly knitted for daily use

but the face feels both childlike and wise at the same time

In 1952 Henri Matisse created ‘Blue Nude II’

Henri Matisse created ‘Oceania

Zelfportret Size:41-46 Every layer of the collarVan Gogh painted over thirty self portraits. Not because he was in love with himself, but because he could not afford a model. A mirror was free. In those paintings he practised everything he knew about colour, light and expression. You can see it in those eyes: someone looking with total focus. This portrait is one of the most recognisable faces in the world. Now it is on your socks. Woven, not printed. The design is knitted thread by thread into the