2018 HATalk Competition Entry

Betty Nwakor

Betty Nwakor – Norway

‘SPRING SEASONS’

Category: Modern

Description

The making of this piece of art is done in a method called fusion, the making of the hat crown was done on a wood hat block, and stiffing together with sinamy material methods joining, bonding, binding, joining and combination method where used for a successful hat style and design.

Materials

  • Sinamay material
  • wool
  • artificial bird
  • designs
  • artificial butterflies design
  • uhu glue gum
  • hat headband
  • hand made tree design
  • hat stiffener

Techniques

  • Wood blocking method on the crown with stiffner on it.
  • Hand sewing of the crown with wool, designed and finished with artificial accessories of birds and butterflies in combination.
  • This technique also reflects an atmosphere of nature when every living creature and thing grow and blossom!

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