Engulfed 2024 - Silhouette #6

Root woven bustier and eco-printed wide leg pants paired with seaweed statement necklace

Bustier: Woven & Bound

Artist: Eileen Murphy (root weaving)
Artist: MJ LeBlanc (crochet & construction)

Description: locally harvested spruce roots treated and woven into bustier pattern pieces assembled with leather cord weaving & knotting, finished with hand crochet leather cord side & back panels. Lace back opening system.

Media used: treated spruce roots, leather cord, wood glue, bra cups.

Techniques used: foraging, soaking, hand peeling/shaving, steaming, moulding, weaving, hand crochet, macrame, pattern drafting, hand stitching,

Total hours: 293 hours

Pants: Autumn Haul

Artist: Richard Brophy (pants & eco-printing)
Assisted by: Larissa Zemke (natural dye)
Artist: Tania Scott (resin buttons)

Description: Loose fit wide leg pants constructed with eco-printed cotton canvas. Adorned with handmade resin button.

Media used: 100% Cotton canvas, various local plants of (black eyed Susan, sumac leaves and buds, dog berry leaves and berries, buckthorn berries & leaves, lavender, goldenrod, Osage, walnut husks, cochineal), mini shells & sand, resin.

Techniques used: pattern drafting, machine stitching, hand stitching, foraging, eco-printing, resin casting.

Total hours: 60 hours

Necklace: Reigns of the Kelpie necklace

Artist: Tania Scott

Description: large seaweed floaters layered together with resin and tiny hidden shell gems. Resin pearls made with pearl mica powder topped with silver bead tops and layered gun metal black up-cycled chains. This necklace inspired the idea that Selkies would ride the shapeshifting Kelpies out into the watery depths.

Media used: Arctic harvested large seaweed floaters, gunmetal chains, pearl mica powder, two-part resin, jump rings, mini seashells.

Techniques used: hand washing of seaweed, resin sealed, resin setting, hand construction metal work.

Total hours: 22 hours

Behind the Scene

Bustier