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Poor Virginia

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"...And yes, Virginia, all because,
The truth won't save you now" - The Dresden Dolls - Mrs. O.


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The final incarnation of a piece first inspired by Kaoru Izima's 'Landscape with a Corpse' series.

Made with hand made felt (wool tops, alpaca, felt pebbles, linen & viscose fibres, - 20+ hours), hand embroidered with rag doll style cross-stitches, French knots, and general other hand stitching. It's finished with antique silk and mother of pearl buttons (I used the backs of buttons for the straps). I considered adding some old sepia photographs printed onto fabric in some of the spaces, but I think it works without them. I'm really pleased with this, and despite never wanting to do felting ever again, had quite a lot of fun with most of it.
Image size
758x1466px 180.93 KB
Make
minolta Co., Ltd.
Model
DiMAGE E323
Shutter Speed
10/188 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
6 mm
ISO Speed
100
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ValerianaSolaris's avatar
Hi, just wanted to let you know that I really love this dress! It is one of my all-time favorites here on DA. It inspired me to make a felt dress of my own:

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Best wishes!