Krista Charles spends about two hours per artistic creation, painstakingly drawing inside a matchbox cover.
Our Specialties Are Fourfold, Krista Charles
Charles finds the physical location of the business on the matchbook, then searches Google Maps. Inside the matchbook, she makes a pencil sketch of whatever is shown at the location.
McCarvers Old Town, Tacoma, Washington, Krista Charles
She describes her work as a unique view into the previous business, the dreams of its owner, and how places and histories change over time.
It Pays to Look Well, Krista Charles
The artist has a website: http://xa.pcmxa.com/index.html and a shop on Etsy: http://www.etsy.com/shop/xacharles?page=1 (via Booooooom)
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