Museum Collection
Four Seasons, A Bes-Ben Inspired Piece
2022 Competition Entry for the USA Milliners Guild
This piece was designed and created specifically for the Milliners Guild competition which took place in January 2022. Visit the Milliners Guild website here.
Artist Statement
From a roll of the dice to bees humming around a beehive, I love the elegantly whimsical stories woven into Bes-Ben pieces. This piece is my story and interpretation of the four seasons through the Bes-Ben lens, allowing me to explore different techniques. My piece is designed to be worn so any season can face-forward.
Artist Statement
From a roll of the dice to bees humming around a beehive, I love the elegantly whimsical stories woven into Bes-Ben pieces. This piece is my story and interpretation of the four seasons through the Bes-Ben lens, allowing me to explore different techniques. My piece is designed to be worn so any season can face-forward.
Spring arrives with daffodils, pansies, sweet peas, roses, and forget-me-nots. You can almost hear the needle felted bees buzzing around the blossoming silk flowers.
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With a towel, hat and sandals in hand, you then head to the beach to enjoy a warm Summer’s day. Comb through the embroidered sand to discover shells and driftwood from my travels around the world.
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In Autumn, a bow of Japanese silk suggests the return of warm layers as ribbons evoke images of falling maple, ginkgo and cherry tree leaves drifting around in the cool breeze.
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With a quick snap of cold, Winter is here. The holly leaves encapsulate the glittering snow falling and twirling about before the hopeful presence of a daffodil bringing us back to Spring…
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Photo Credits: SF Millinery
