Agnieszka Pawelska – Poland

Ammonite

Description

In my work you can find minimum three different meanings of equilibrium.

First of all I would like to show equilibrium between four elements: water, air, fire and earth.

All four elements coexist with each other at the same time and their influences on each other are balanced.

Water is symbolized by ammonite – a prehistoric fossil.

Air is symbolized by a crin.

Fire is symbolized by veil with Swarovski Crystals.

Earth is symbolized by sinamay base.

In my work you can also find equilibrium between the old and the new and between past, present and future.

In my work I used ammonite – a prehistoric fossil.

Ammonites are cephalopods with spiral shells that lived in seas, from Devonian to Cretaceous.

This specimen comes from Madagascar and dates back to 110 million years ago.

Materials

• three layers of sinamay
• ammonite
• Swarovski Crystals in three shades and three sizes
• millinery cotton wire
• crinoline
• veil
• elastic velvet ribbon
• lining fabric
• piece of felt
• crystal glue
• UHU glue
• metal comb
• floristic colour spray
• thread
• wooden hat block
• sewing kit
• iron
• steamer
• blocking pins
• pliers
• scissors
• thimble

Techniques

• blocking and stiffening sinamay using a wooden block – three layers
•  hand made hair band using millinery wire
• crinoline – gathered twisted and sewn to felt base
• crinoline painted with flower colour spray
• veil painted with flower colour spray
• hand stitching
• glueing crystals