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!