Patches I made 35 years ago

[ZuZu]

Just to show my BFA from Cornell wasn't wasted- these are patches I made 35 or more years ago- trying to emulate what I saw on originals in magazines or which random people on the street were wearing. No internet back then. My terrible and annoying need for correctness comes from my strength in art: trompe l'oeil. Can't see well enough to do this anymore- all I can do is criticize. "Those who can, do; those who can't, teach; those who annoy, criticize."
BTW- An art degree is, as they say on Venture Brothers, "the world's most useless degree"! Instant ticket to the construction industry. That being said- it was a lot of fun.

Blood chit I made 1979

 

[ZuZu]

Patch I copied from an original pressed paper patch.

 

[ZuZu]

Aged copy of a nametag I saw on some guy's CBI original. People wore more originals back then. I'd see them frequently- including sheepskin jackets worn by homeless people they got from charities!

 

[Silver Surfer]

that blood chit is amazing, and the name tag aint too shabby either.

 

[Micawber]

Good work that.

 

[ausreenactor]

Impressive...

The gear back then would have been plentiful and servicable...

No need for the reproductions..

Can't believe that there are people screaming for more WPG offerings of 80s kit?

 

[ausreenactor]

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Patch I copied from an original pressed paper patch.

Have a 7th Fighter Squadron in the same style...