I have just realised how long it is since my last post! Sorry for the delay in keeping you up to date with my progress.
The concept of my current samples:- the contradictions found in corsetry. Hard, rigid, unrelenting steel distorting the body used in conjunction with soft, delicate fabrics and lace.
Violent and ruthless vs. dainty and feminine.
I am focusing on these contrasts in my work by using steel boning, wire mesh, hooks and eyelets in combination with fabrics from the corsets that I have collected to produce sculptural forms that will be presented as a collection.
Steel and satin ribbon sculpture placed
Steel and satin ribbon sculpture hanging
Steel, wire and padded sculpture hanging
Steel, wire and padded sculpture, detail
