2018 HATalk Competition Entry
Judith Solodkin
Judith Solodkin – United States
“Smolder”
Category: Modern
Description
“Smolder” a hat made from heated and burned plastics takes its form from the fusing and melting of plastics by fire. In California we were beset by horrific wild fires and I hoped to show beauty that can regenerate out of ashes. Flame-like, the red crown encases reflective crumbled satin fabric and the textured bright yellow brim soars upwards.
Materials
- Plastic place mats
- Buckram
- Millinery wire
- Satin fabric
- Petersham ribbon
Techniques
- Blow torch and heat gun melted plastic place mats.
- Constructed buckram crown covered with satin fabric and wired with millinery wire.