Sarah McHugh – United Kingdom

Explosion

Category: Traditional

Description

I have fused together ink and old C.D’s to create this explosion of colour. I feel that using the leather alongside the recycled plastic is a unique combination that wouldn’t usually be used together in the same entity. By using the ink on the Cd’s and melting them I have amalgamated the ink within the plastic to create a new permanent piece, thus defining fusion.

Materials

• Buckram
• Wire
• Leather
• C.D’s
• Beads

Techniques

• Blocking on a wooden base.
• Stretching the fabrics over the wooden block.
• Sewing the fabrics.
• Cutting and melting cd’s.
• Using alcohol based ink to colour the plastic prior to melting.
• Fusing the melted plastic together to create the shape.
• sewing and positioning the finished piece..