Geraldine Penistone – Spain

Roses In Bloom

Description

I have designed and created my fascinator ‘ROSES IN BLOOM’ combining different techniques, which I consider work well together and are balanced. The theme that I have based my fascinator on, is ‘Gravity.’ – the force that attracts objects towards the earth, hence the force that causes the petals to fall towards the ground, representing the balance between the two forces. I designed this fascinator to express freshness, femininity and elegance.

Materials

• Sinamay
• Wooden Ikea plate
• Millinery wire
• Bias binding
• Headband
• Cold porcelain
• Oil paint and water colours
• Varnish
• Fabric for leaves
• Silk thread
• Tools for flower making
• Feathers
• Glue

Techniques

• Blocking the fascinator (wooden Ikea plate)
• Trimming
• Mixing oil paints with cold porcelain
• Forming flowers with cold porcelain
• Varnishing
• Cutting and forming leaves with tools
• Assembling flowers and leaves with silk thread
• Sewing and gluing