Hi all,

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