Below are 2 streams of wearable works. Each has some additional contextual images.
• Wearable works – series: Bangles and brooches hand-carved from unique rainforest timber that has fallen in a storm.
followed by
• Wearable works – one-offs: Badges/brooches stitched forms made from textiles and found/recycled materials. This series of one-off works revolves around insect forms from the rainforest ecosystem.
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• Wearable works – series:
In the forest
Original timber source – Geijera salicifolia – Brush Wilga
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• Wearable works – one-offs:
Badges/brooches stitched forms made from textiles and found materials. This series of one-off works revolves around insect forms from the rainforest ecosystem.
Depicted below:
• Stitched badge ‘biodiversity or die’ – Chequered Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus caeruleopunctatus). Like the bird species this bee lays its eggs in another bee species nest to look after such as the unsuspecting blue-banded bee. This beautiful vibrant bee features in the jewellery piece ‘biodiversity or die’ created for the ‘Vale: Vivi’ punk celebration of Vivienne Westwood event in Brisbane by the Stitchery Collective earlier this year.
• 3D stumpwork stitched beetle brooch – Giant stinging tree leaf beetle creates lace from the large heart shaped leaves of the giant stinging tree. The giant stinging tree is an important keystone species in our rainforest ecosystem. The chrysomelid beetle Hoplostines laporteae is specific to this tree species.
