Birds

Sparrows

These are so lovely.   A little disturbing perhaps, but lovely too.  Have a look at the specimen labels, they're aged, the handwriting is beautiful... I noticed one date in particular - 1928! 

Sparrows, label closeup

Tanagers

Look at the colours!  I think there might be a future piece of work inspired by these... 

Tanagers, label closeup

Watch this

Have a look at this short video featuring a friend of mine's collection!

FAT x 3

It's absolutely amazing the response to our dresses at Toronto Alternative Arts and Fashion Week.  Check these links out: here for a glowing review of the collection and the dancers, and here for a great photo!

Alternative Fashion Week

Last evening my classmates and I presented a beautiful collection of silk dresses at Toronto's Alternative Arts and Fashion Week.  Our collection, titled Seda Ferida, which means 'bruised silk' in Portuguese, was gracefully danced down the runway by ten dancers from the Toronto Dance Theatre, to a soulful, introspective piece of music. Based around the theme of longing, we developed a soft, meditative palette reflecting influences from the natural environment. 

The collection was a collaborative project for our third and final year of college studies. 

If you'd like to read more about this, I suggest you start here and here and here.

Oh, and a happy Earth Day to you!