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photo by David Leane

SALA (South Australian Living Artist Festival) 2014 collaboration between Photography by David (David Leane, Artist) and Samantha Pope Creations.
Textiles and photography come together with Wearable art creations by Samantha Pope, creatively photographed by David Leane. 
Imagine Textiles is a collaboration of two talented artists, each enhancing the others work in a perfect blending of  individuality.


Finished art work & Concept art drawing initial idea


   
 Strips of faux leather shaped with boning pinned to foam head.

Materials used include a faux leather coat being chopped up and lined with sparkly red and black stretch fabric.

Each spike is cut, boned and lined then pinned to the base shape. More layers are added and inserts create flaring around the base. Black silver metal trouser zips placed around the bottom edge can be opened out to flair the caplet or closed to fit it snugly aground the shoulders.

The catching fire element is created by the reflection of the sequins onto the throat of the wearer. 


Modeled by Jasmine, the caplet is pinned together ready for sewing and embellishments.

 metal spikes were unpicked from this embellishment and sewn onto the collar along with sew on plastic facet crystals from DK fabrics. Bobbin work stitching done using thick metallic threads in the bobbin case




 




Samantha Pope and Jasmine Lewcock





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