In this post, i make a dummy of myself.

Literally.

In my first year of attending Art school, i was given the assignment of making a personal project. i experimented in making a piece of art that really illustrated who i was as an artist, in the truest sense. i followed this tutorial and made my first duct tape form. i ended up covering it in paper mache and making a neat sculpture that has since disappeared.

Fast forward to the present. i find myself constantly inspired by fashion design television shows, hometown seamstresses, and endless pins of repurposed and up-cycled clothing. i've made a few quirky skirts and a costume or two in the past, but i aspire for a better level of quality in my craftsmanship.

Thanks to the enormous patience of my mother, i was able to create the dress form pictured above. It is currently being used to make an original fairy costume for our up-coming trip to the Carolina Renaissance Festival. Here's a little sneak peek of some of the work:

i'll be posting more about this costume when i have made more progress on it. Speaking of which, i believe my hot glue gun is calling.