For those who have everything: Personalized thumbprint rug

I have been a little remiss recently with my blogging. Sorry about that...

I found this, though, the other day, in the November 13th edition of The Week:

"Forget selfies." With his Thumbprint carpets (from $3,500), New York rug designer Joseph Carini "has found a new way to satisfy the demand for self-immortalization," said Carson Griffith at The New York Times. A digital image of the customer's actual fingerprint is first blown up to room size, then sent to traditional weavers in Nepal who produce an exact replica in an all-natural rug made in the customer's choice of colors and materials. Though humility might prompt some potential customers to consider Carini's other carpets instead, there's "something magnetic about the undeniably personal nature of the Thumbprint rugs — and the digital-meets-analog precision with which they're made." 

$3,500 for a 6x6 foot carpet at carinilang.com. The Week sourced this information from the New York Times.

I thought this tidbit was a fun combination of family history (sorta) and fiber art.

Looking at their web page... this carpet is similar to some of the things I have been thinking about and one thing I have done, as discussed here.

In collaboration with the Street Artist Elik.
This carpet was a part of our Back Against the Wall: Graffiti Show.