Paper Dress and Cardboard Hat Challenge
Okay everyone, how about a challenge?
Leslie Gelber suggested in this article to create a brown bag dress. I love this idea and would like to add a further challenge of using Cardboard for a Hat? We could broaden this by simply using brown paper bags and cardboard in a Wearable Art piece (s)?
Let's get this going and plan a showing of these Wearables using recycled items? Let me know if you want to participate and we can figure out a time range for completion, as well as a venue as to where to show them?
Thanks so much!
Viktorya -
Leslie Gelber suggested in this article to create a brown bag dress. I love this idea and would like to add a further challenge of using Cardboard for a Hat? We could broaden this by simply using brown paper bags and cardboard in a Wearable Art piece (s)?
Let's get this going and plan a showing of these Wearables using recycled items? Let me know if you want to participate and we can figure out a time range for completion, as well as a venue as to where to show them?
Thanks so much!
Viktorya -
Huzzah! I'm in! you know, you are either in or you are out in the fashion biz. I forgot about the brown paper bag dress. I stood in the Stamp Shoppe just yesterday and told the owner I was going to make a big cardboard dress, out of this new flexible chip board material she has ordered in large sheets. Right now they only have small letters. Maybe the Stamp Shoppe in Roseville would host an exhibition? Just a thought. The owner is really a cool gal, very supportive of the 'arts'. it might need to be on a smaller scale, due to space, hmmmmmmmmm?
Leslie
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And Art Ellis on J St in Sacto is another possibility for exhibition. I donated a paper garment to this store years ago. I saw the owner recently and she says people are still intriqued by the piece. It is a small store, but they do some great displays with art. See, I'm on a roll, and also in the studio cutting up bags at this very moment!
Leslie
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Oh, WOW, this is waaaayyyyy cool! One thing I'm going to try for the paper dress is a technique where the paper is wet, then iron it dry, wet it again, and do that process a few times, which gives the paper a supple quality.
Then also, I LOVE using tissue paper -- stitched, soaked, glued.
The venue suggestions are terrific! Like BRAVO's Tim Gunn says, "Carry On" and "Make It Work!" By the way, Project Runway is on tonight!
Thanks, Leslie!
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So, can we use other recyclables, other than paper bags? And hopefully someone will volunteer an exhibition space suitable, anyone out there reading with an idea?
Leslie
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The very best challenges I've participated in have had a basis from which to start, and in particular this one, would be paper bag, paper, cardboard, etc. It seems to me the freedom to make art would be to say yes! to other recycled items. I think the field should be open to us to create. Do you think this is a good approach?
Venues for an exhibit, I wonder if there are recycling venues that would have interest and space for a show? How about a college? Library?
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Excellent! Actually, I think either way would work with this challenge. We could do strickly paper bags and cardboard, or open it up to other recycled items. Maybe stick with 2 things this time and let the next challenge open up to other recycled finds? A collection over several challenges? Hard work, but wow, a show stopper exhibit/show.
Great idea about a college or library and/or recycle venue.
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Wow that is fun. I remember when i was in college we also did something like that. A fashion show out of newspaper.
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Yeah, for sure it is fun! You got any pics of your newspaper show? I did one piece dealing with digital art on a newspaper, gesso'd, and applied other images on the newspaper. Turned out pretty cool.
Now I'm getting ready to soak paper grocery bags in the washer, then squeeze out, and lay the paper on the studio floor, mashing soaked edges to see if I can come up with some paper bag yardage. Oh the fun of it...
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Wow, I never knew that Paper Dress and Cardboard Hat Challenge. That’s pretty interesting...
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It is! I have a vest in process and did make a hat. Totally funky! I immersed grocery bags in the washer, agitated until softened, and pulled the pieces out and then used a bucket to empty the bits of paper and water out of my washer. I don't recommend doing this in a washer
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It was nice reading your post. I needed to know such kind of information to update myself. I work in my friend’s boutique of flower girl dresses and also help in the online promotion.
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Hi! I enjoyed reading your post. I’ve been looking around for such material as I’m starting my blog on flower girl dresses. I’ll be waiting for the updates.
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hi
yes i am interested. but i need to make some more research about it.
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