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METALLIC LACE EVENING GOWN, c. 1912
Ecru silk trained evening gown w/ Trompe-l'œil silk floss & bead tassels
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TWO BLACK CHIFFON EVENING GOWNS, 1930s
2 early 1930s black chiffon evening dresses: 1 w/ crystal beading & rhinestones to V-neck & short ruffled sleeves, black belt, & 1 faux wrap front to caped collar,attached black silk slip, label “Blackshire, Paris, NY”
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Jean-Charles Worth | 1931⠀
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The House of Worth saw business decline in the early years of the twentieth century, as it lost favor among a younger clientele. The house began to advertise for the first time in the 1920s, calling attention not only to its distinguished heritage but also to its ability to create modern, youthful designs. This dress demonstrates designer Jean-Charles Worth’s talent for embracing a modern aesthetic and silhouette while honoring the tradition of refined workmanship on which the house had built its reputation. Composed of silk tulle, the gown is densely embroidered with silver glass bugle beads that extend into deep layers of fringe and are worked into intricate braids at the shoulders. That the dress has survived is remarkable, given the fragility of the materials used in its composition. (via The Metropolitan Museum of Art)⠀
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You may have seen on my IG or Twitter, but I’ve been working on a new beaded painting. This one is 8x8 inches and will likely take well over 100 hours to finish.
This work is a heart meditation. I hope you can feel the love that I’m putting into it.
We are settled enough into our new place that I’ve been thinking about starting another beaded painting soon. This prototype is only 6x6” yet took over 100 hrs, so it’s a bit of a commitment. I love spending that much time with a work of art though, slowly watching the vision come alive. When it’s done that experience is over.
Plus I do find the effect of several thousand beads pretty astounding. Each one of these was individually hand-stitched and meticulously adjusted so the thread isn’t visible. I did buy a luneville hook, which could speed things up, but I don’t yet know how to use it. I also love how the stitches on the back of the prototype look, so I’m not totally sure I even want to change techniques.
Untitled Prototype. 2019. Hand-stitched glass beads on oil on canvas. 6x6 inches.
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Art: Outfit for the Afterlife.
A former co-worker of mine is currently holding an art exhibit at the Glenbow Museum here in Calgary and I finally managed to take it in yesterday afternoon (it ends on 5 September). Beyond the significance and meaning of the work, anyone interested in textile design and beadwork would be captivated by Pamela Norrish’s “Outfit for the Afterlife,” which features half a million glass beads. There…
