Paula Singleton – United States

FashionFusion

Category: Traditional

Description

The noun fusion comes from the Latin word fundere, meaning melt. I hope to have captured the essence of fusion, merging atoms and atomic energy by fusing and melting layers of mylar, paint and organza to create a dynamic textile and then portraying atoms and energy with sequins, beads and beaded starbursts. The theme carries to the back of the piece with distressed horsehair/crin, which emulates a frenzied energy.

Materials

• Mylar
• organza
• paint
• silk
• buckram
• horsehair/crin
• glass beads
• sequins
• headband
• thread

Techniques

• I created a textile by painting mylar, layering it with organza, stitching it on a sewing machine, and using a heat gun to fuse the layers and burn away parts to reveal the various layers.
• Machine and hand stitching
• hand beading
• “bubbled” mylar that was painted and heated with a heat gun
• buckram blocked base covered with silk and a hand stitched silk binding
• hand distressed horsehair/crin.