Genevieve Ren – Australia

Calder Flowers

Description

Alexander Calder, father of the mobile, created movement and life within the previously inanimate world of sculpture. Precision and balance allowed his works to move in response to their surroundings, continually realigning themselves to find their new state of balance, their equilibrium.

This is my ode to Calder – suspended flowers that move and realign with the movement of the wearer – kinetic Millinery.

Materials

•  Black velour Felt
• 18 and 32 gauge gold jewellery wire
• enamel and resin to create petals
• Swarovski crystals
• Black millinery wire for headband
• Black silk for lining

Techniques

• Hand blocking to create felt base and hand sewing to attach head band and lining
• Hand sculpted wire to create flower petals and branches of mobile
• Petals made from a hand sculpted wire dipped in enamel and resin