Playing with Pins

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fiber art, millinery, pins, trim

Punk rockers are credited with being the first to use safety pins to embellish clothing (and more). It’s an idea that’s been repeated and admired ever since. I was very inspired by the 1987 safety pin covered mini dress and shawl designed by Stephen Sprouse in the 2012 IMA exhibition An American Legacy: Norell, Blass, Halston, and Sprouse.

Seed Fringe

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fiber art, seeds as beads, white ash

I’ve been hand stitching thread to the white ash seeds to form a loop on each seed to allow me to attach them to fabric. I want the seeds to hang in the same direction they do when in clusters on the tree, and to be able to swing freely like a fringe. 

White Ash Tree

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emerald ash borer, fiber art, white ash

I have a very large White Ash tree in the center of my backyard that is dying from Emerald Ash Borers. The diminishing leaves and shade and impending loss of this once majestic tree has been a source of great sadness and loss for me.