Lace for Fashion Award exhibition

‘Button lace halter top’

maker: Lena Wegenaar

“I looked to the organic refuse of the sea for my inspiration. I collected oyster shells eroded with holes, drawn to the contrast between what remained of their iridescent pearl surfaces and the surfaces that were dull, decayed and coated with moss. The colours relate to the deep sea, whilst also evoking the lushness of a dense rainforest. The work suggests the possibility of creating a pearl in the rounded network of buttons encompassing other buttons.”

Buttons threaded on hobby wire

highly commended
category 2 — students enrolled in an Australian tertiary institution.
There was no winner this year

Button lace halter top