My final piece for the Travelling Book project! Inspired by the story of Princess su su, as told by Suzanne Langston-Jones and fellow artists (see previous post), I have created a cloud dress from silk paper.
The shape of the dress is long and thin and would easily fit into the cracks in the castle walls. The silk paper is semi-transparent and a lovely blue/grey colour - just the same as the sky. I have stitched small circles in fine white cotton perle yarn to represent clouds. Large blueish sequins have been attached in the style of shisha mirrors, a new skill for me and one that I think Princess su su would have approved of. The story describes her dresses as reflecting the skies and the changing seasons and I think that mirrors would help this. They are also a common feature of fairy stories, offering a means of seeing the past or future.
I have loved every book that I've worked on over the last 6 months. It's been a joy to see how others have interpreted the same theme and a huge challenge to produce something new. Now it's time to kick back and enjoy the summer. Happy holidays!
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