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art textiles, wearable art garments, surface design, embellishment, Pavelka, Paula Seifred O'Brien, Sunshine Coast, BC, Gibsons
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procion dyed silk dress, boned bodice, organza and shantung skirt, painted background, wearable art, Goldsmiths College

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Perfumed Garden
Wearable art garment with painted backdrop
1983.

Silk shantung sheath dress with boned bodice featuring machine embroidery. Tiered layers are silk organza with layers of procion dyes and beaded hems. The backdrop is painted and stitched onto heavy interfacing & hung from painted wood.

Stolen from Sechelt Art Centre in 1992.

procion dyed silk dress, boned bodice, organza and shantung skirt, painted background, wearable art, Goldsmiths College, beaded edge

Detail showing dyed silk organza overskirt with beaded rolled hems.