Net based dress adorned with hand crochet/knit fish & coral pieces, paired with root woven bag & headband, completed with statement earrings
Dress: Daily Catch
Artist: MJ LeBlanc (dress base, construction)
Artist: Nina Elliott (fish, coral)
Artist: Nina Elliott (fish, coral)
Description: Fishnet base mini dress with hand crochet free-form fish and coral applique Finished with large cord neckline
Media used: 100% cotton yarn, 100% heritage spun Brigs & Little wool, natural dyes (Seaweed, ferns, St. John’s wart)
Techniques used: Free form crochet, knitting, hand netting, darning, natural vat dying.
Total hours: 112 hours
Bag: Spruce Roots & Wool Tote Bag
Artist: Eileen Murphy
Description: locally harvested spruce roots treated and crochet into bag frame, with woven wool and burlap lining.
Media used: Spruce Roots, Natural wool, Burlap, Metal Mesh
Techniques used: foraging, soaking, hand peeling/shaving, steaming, moulding, traditional basket weaving by hand, crochet, weaving.
Total hours: 61 hours
Headband : Spruce Roots Headband
Artist: Eileen Murphy
Description used: locally harvested spruce roots treated and woven headband
Media: Spruce Roots
Techniques used: foraging, soaking, hand peeling/shaving, steaming, moulding, traditional basket weaving by hand.
Total hours: 8 hour
Earnings: Selkies Delight earrings
Artist: Tania Scott
Description: 3” Seaweed floaters sealed with resin topped with resin pearls made with pearl mica powder and stainless-steel latch back hooks. Selkies felt outdone by the Merrows and need bigger bling.
Media used: large seaweed floater tops, stainless steel latch back hooks, pearl mica powder, two-part resin.
Techniques used: seaweed floaters dried and cut into various sizes. Dipped in a two-part resin and hung to dry then pearl treasures are threaded and topped with silver filigree bead toppers and attached to lever back hooks.
Total hours: 12 hours.
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