HATalk Competition Entry 2022

Lauren Thompson

Maker
Lauren Thompson

Country
United Kingdom

Name of Hat
Call of the Ocean

Description

My happy place is swimming in the sea. I wanted to create a headpiece that reflected the organic shapes and textures of water, capturing the movement and energy of crashing waves. I used different blues and greens to mimic the many colours of the ocean as well as white and transparent areas to depict the sea foaming. I live far from the coast and holidaying has been difficult in the last few years so I decided the waves in my headpiece would begin from my ear outwards as if calling to me to return.

Techniques:

  • Dyeing
  • Form making
  • Moulding
  • Thermal plastic manipulation

Materials:

  • Thermal plastics
  • Dyes
  • Millinery wire
  • Comb and elastic

Materials:

  • Thermal plastics
  • Dyes
  • Millinery wire
  • Comb and elastic

Note: Entries have been not been edited or proofread to protect the integrity of the maker's original meaning. 

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