I am really happy with how my experiments have been turning out lately. These are bigger and thicker than the last structure brooches I made.
This first one is pretty and soft, it reminds me a bit of toy. This work has a core of light pink loops wrapped in hot pink ribbon. It is embellished with glass seed beads and a freshwater pearl. These structures remind me of cells, bones, roots and life, but this one reminds me most of the human body. It’s prettiness seems a bit cheeky since it references anatomy, which is often associated with the grotesque. I am a big fan of the human body and all our pretty parts. I have not sewn a pin back on this yet. I am on the fence since it is lovely on it’s own as an object. It might be nice framed in a very small shadow box.
Here are some shots from my second experiment, I was playing with some gold notions with long threads (you can see the pins in this shot).The core is a gauzy golden ribbon. I think I am going to remake this guy as a mobile, I love the idea of a school of these little guys floating around my house. He is also cute sitting on with his multitude of golden flagellum on the desk.
The last one I finished yesterday is a cheeky golden number which I painstakingly stitched out of recycled notions. The process of transforming something that was considered disposable into something precious is really enjoyable . I like shaping objects into something new with my hands, ideas, time and intention. I embellished this one with pearls tucked inside the loops of looped ribbon.
