Art Dress Assemblage - What Katy Did

Art Dress Assemblage - What Katy Did

I did say there was more than one so, here is What Katy Did – number 3.  I always try to post extra photos to back up those I use on Etsy but, on this occasion they all turned out being somewhat the same. I didn’t want to just have repeats of those Etsy photos so, here instead is a video of What Katy Did – number 3.

Of course you can always pop over to Etsy to see the photo set, click here

Assemblage Art Dress 3D Bodice

Looking at my art dresses recently, I thought they might look better if the bodice more accuraltely reflected the contours of the human body.  After a few attempts I ended up making this piece, which I think is a move in the right direction.

Trying to get more body

I’ve put up the usual shots below but, I’m not sure if these pictures show that well, the difference between the bodice of this piece and my previous pieces.  Also my apologies if some of them are blurred.

(Tom chose the title of this blog)

Asseemblage Art Dress - Flight

 When I started this piece I had in mind Scarlet O’Hara from Gone With The Wind.  But, as it went on it didn’t seem to be working. I’d created a hooped skirt using some wire but the material I had just didn’t seem to sit right.  I put it aside for a couple of days to mull it over (plus Tom had managed to bring home some Man Flu, which I inherited).  Anyway, I got back to it and the piece evloved, eventually becoming a ball type gown decorated with flying birds.

Assemblage Art Dress - Flight

 With this winter light our photography is suffering – we need to get a new camera!  The one we’re using at the moment is 3.2 MP Cannon Powershot A400 which we got in 2004.  A great camera in its time, with plenty of mannual controls.  But, compared to what’s available today, we’re making hard work of taking photos. Never mind, here are the rest of the photos.  Hope you like the piece.

Marianne Dashwod

Sense & Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1811. A work of romantic fiction, Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England in 1792 through 1797, and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, daughters of their father Henry’s second wife, Mrs. Dashwood. The sisters are starkly different from each other; Elinor is the epitome of prudence and self-control while Marianne embodies emotion and enthusiasm. Elinor, Marianne, and their younger sister, Margaret, are left in reduced circumstances when their father dies and his estate is passed onto their half-brother, John. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meager cottage on a distant relative’s property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak.

Marianne Dashwood

To findout more about the author – Jane Austen and the novel, try these Wikipedia pages – the author or the novel .  If you would like to read the novel, it is avilable free and in several different formats, here at the wonderful Project Gutenberg.

Lace

I have a project in mind for next year for my little dresses but, for now I’m going to say no more.  However, it could possibly involve the use of lace.  So, I was made up when a member of the art group I tutor brought in a collection of old lace.  As you can see from the photos she has quite a collection.

Lace 2

Lace 3

Lace 4

Lace 5

I absolutely adored the lace.  The lady who owns the lace has said I might have a few pieces for my assemblage dresses;  I hope she doesn’t forget, though which I’d like to have I’m not sure.

Lace 6

Always nice to see what other artists are doing.  So, I put together this treasury of some of my Etsy favourites and called it Antique Gold.

Tree photography – … PhotographyDre… $11.00	Fine Art Photograph… sandycarterpho… $35.00	Serenity – artisan … sparrowsalvage $64.00
Deer face Badpanda22 $40.00	Soft Hand Made Leat… spirocreations $275.00	Tiny Wheat Tiles-Se… DevonWhitneyTi… $12.00
Original Landscape … starkeyart $325.00	Cute Vintage Bow Br… VainVintage $6.00	The Ceryneian Hind … lullafly $20.00
Xlrg Vintage Style … ParisCoutureAn… $300.00	Ancient words marykatem $25.00	Teeny Prince or Pri… GiggledPink $14.00
Snowy Christmas Hom… SylviaCPhotogr… $28.00	Golden Leaf Necklac… contrary $24.00	RUSTED Ornate Iron … DaysLight $22.00
A Sliver of Gold – … judeMcConkeyPh… $45.00

Messie Jessie 02

At the begining of last week I mentioned that I’d like to make available, for free download, some of Sue’s art work form a while back.  Well, the gallery is ready and you can get to it via the link marked “new” in the navigation menu at the top of left hand side bar. (or if you want  from here – Free Download Gallery )

The images are photographs, edited in Photoshop, of some of Sue’s early collage work.  They can be used, free of charge for any non commercial project you like.  Use them as they are or manipulate them further, we ask only that you credit and link back.  Whatever you choose to do, please let us know, we’d love to see what you’ve made.

The assemblage as a closed book

I was given a tiny old 1930′s encyclopedia and loved the size of it.  So, I just thought of Alice in Wonderland, where she enters a minature world.

The assemblage opened

When I took the photos for our online shop and Etsy store the sun was out and I managed to get some good photos in the natural light.  Here are some of the extra photos I took but have not been used on Etsy.