Violet and Ventalina
I organised and styled a shoot for two commissions. Here is some information on the two pieces:
Ventalina - 3D embroidered fan
The piece is insipred by the growth and cultivation of the undewater world named
after Gorgonia ventalina, the purple sea fan, which is an especially beautiful and delicate
coral whose latticework of branches is reminiscent of lace. I used a 19th
Century French lace fan as the base and applied 3D glow in the dark embroidery
that includes vintage lace. Other techniques used within the piece include
devore, digital print and other fabric manipulations. Finally embellished with
vintage pearls and jewels. The work is part of the Manchester Museum's Coral: Something Rich and Strange Exhibition
Violet - 3D embroidered headpiece
I created the contemporary headpiece using pieces of Gawthorpe's antique lace,
combined with glow in the dark thread to produce a 3D embroidered sculpture. I
also chose two headpieces from their collection to gain inspiration from. A steamed fur felt skullcap
style hat from 1930-40. Trimmed with leaf shapes of the same fabric and a
section of gold chain and a ladies bonnet from 1860-1890. It has a plaited straw
triple brim lined and trimmed with velvet and is decorated with artificial lily
of the valley and orange blossom flowers and flowers made from swans down.
Photography/Retouch: Ian
McManus
Textile Designer and Styling: Karen Casper
MUA:
Allison Willcox
Hair: Laura Southworth @ Scarlet Hair Studio
Model:
Chloe Grundy @ Nemesis Model Agency
Ventalina - 3D embroidered fan
The piece is insipred by the growth and cultivation of the undewater world named
after Gorgonia ventalina, the purple sea fan, which is an especially beautiful and delicate
coral whose latticework of branches is reminiscent of lace. I used a 19th
Century French lace fan as the base and applied 3D glow in the dark embroidery
that includes vintage lace. Other techniques used within the piece include
devore, digital print and other fabric manipulations. Finally embellished with
vintage pearls and jewels. The work is part of the Manchester Museum's Coral: Something Rich and Strange Exhibition
Violet - 3D embroidered headpiece
I created the contemporary headpiece using pieces of Gawthorpe's antique lace,
combined with glow in the dark thread to produce a 3D embroidered sculpture. I
also chose two headpieces from their collection to gain inspiration from. A steamed fur felt skullcap
style hat from 1930-40. Trimmed with leaf shapes of the same fabric and a
section of gold chain and a ladies bonnet from 1860-1890. It has a plaited straw
triple brim lined and trimmed with velvet and is decorated with artificial lily
of the valley and orange blossom flowers and flowers made from swans down.
Photography/Retouch: Ian
McManus
Textile Designer and Styling: Karen Casper
MUA:
Allison Willcox
Hair: Laura Southworth @ Scarlet Hair Studio
Model:
Chloe Grundy @ Nemesis Model Agency
