Kizzy McKeown – South Korea

Bees n Trees

Category: Traditional

Description

The headpiece has been designed with the creation of handmade artificial leafs and feathers, to create the illusion of fusion between the insect world, plant world and the human world.

The construction of the headpiece attempts to imitate the branches and leaves of trees, combining the colours and beauty of the bumblebee.This has been inspired by the network of interactions between plants and pollinators, paying tribute to our much loved pollinators, the Bumblebee, the unsung heroes of nature.

The headpiece has been designed and created to be seen at a variety of different angles, showcasing the structure and almagamation of colours.

Materials

• Satin fabric, black and yellow
• Goose feathers, black
• Millinery wire 18-20 guage
• Crinoline
• Black cotton thread
• PVA stiffner
• Metal alice band

Techniques

• Hand drawn leaf patterns.
• Stiffnening and laminating of two fabric colours.
• Handforming of leafs from pattern, steamed and freeformed to shape so each individual leaf is unique and formed with the use of a steam iron.
• Curlying and forming of feathers with basic hand tools.
• Creating and binding of the wire frame with traditional handpliers.
• Hand sewn final assembly and binding.