Beppi's Art

I Believe in Jim Jones (November, 2007)- This needlepoint was sparked from a photo of a Jonestown cult member. The level of commitment that the cult members had never knowing that in the end over 900 people would be dead. I think it's very telling that the sign says, 'I believe in Jim Jones'. Although many thought him the second coming, it was the man that everyone followed into madness.

The Devil Dog (July, 2008)- I have been working on a new series linking "Faust" to the Son of Sam murderer, David Berkowitz. This needlepoint depicts the Devil. In the beginning of "Faust", the Devil comes in the disguise of a black poodle. The image of the Hell hound appears again and again in popular culture, but usually, in the form of a powerful and frightening dog.I love the contrast of such a frightening demon becoming an animal that is thought to be so genteel. It just reinforces the idea that it isn't the deformed monsters that we should beware of. It is often the people or animals that make us feel the safest that are the monsters.

Ester and Baby Bill ( July, 2008)- This needlepoint was done from an old family photo. I wanted to keep a ghostly dark feeling in the image since the people are no longer with us. I used several different stitches to add texture and a turn of the century feel.