This special blue diamond features the aqua-blue beaded lace from the collector's deceased mother's evening gown. Her mother was a strong, happy woman who loved her family dearly. I knew her a little and loved her a lot.
The beaded gown I was given to work with had discoloured in places. When taking it apart and selecting the sections of fabric to work with I was able to appreciate the time and care that had gone into its making. The hand-stitching and hand-beading is beautiful. This gown would have looked stunning with her eyes.
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This fabric diamond took many, many hours to make. It is stitched, painted, beaded and embroidered by hand. It is homage to an elegant woman and a small capsule of memories for the collector to remember her by.
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Blue Diamond
2024
30cm diameter x 3cm approx.
Various textiles and fibres including Italian silk, Italian linen, Swiss sequinned silk, beaded lace, lurex, cotton, glass beads, plastic beads, acrylic paint, Uptex.
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