Scarab

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Scarab
20 in
x
12 in
x
6 in
(51 cm x 30 cm x 15 cm)
Year
2024
Price
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I have an 18th century fragment of an ornate stomacher with beading, metallic braiding, and delicate fabrics. This inspired me to create contemporary embroidery motives on recycled papers using different weights of threads. I also am fascinated with Egyptian jewelry and my Scarab piece was inspired by that ornate stomachers and the Egyptian scarab.
Materials
Cotton fabrics, batting, recycled paper, yarns, acrylic paint, mounted on a panel.
Techniques
On my sewing machine I sewed different weights of thread and yarn on recycled photocopy papers. Distressed the surface with water and sewed onto a quilted fabric surface.