In my last post I showed a dragonfly brooch that worked out too large for me to wear so is now on my wall…..my steampunk dragonfly brooch has worked out even bigger! It’s made with painted cotton fabric and various trims cut from lace with metal beads, wire and cogs. I’m now doubting I will get a full outfit made in time for the Lincoln Asylum festival in August but at least I’ll have this humongous brooch to wear!
I seem to have developed a bit of a thing for large fabric insect brooches. Billy the beetle is my latest make. No, he’s not a stag beetle, he’s a rare breed, so far only seen in the Lincolnshire Wolds😜 His body started out as a very simple shape cut from cotton fabric which was stuffed and moulded with a few stitched tucks here and there. He’s been decorated lace and hand painted and this time I added legs, wrapping them with threads and adding beads. He has a lot more character than the previous insects, maybe that’s a beetle thing? I can feel an infestation of beetle brooches coming on and it amuses me that when I’m not wearing him I can stand him on my desk as if he’s about to pounce .….sometimes it’s the little things that us smile!
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Karen both your dragon fly (does it have a name yet) and Billy beetle are amazing creations that will hold any viewers spell bound. You will not need an icebreaker in any new introductions! Xx
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Thanks Antje! Due to him having more character than the others I’ve only felt compelled to name the beetle so far😁 They say women over a certain age go unnoticed…. try wearing a giant beetle brooch, that sorts that problem!🤣
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😂😂😂
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Wow, Karen, he’s stunning! I really don’t think you need to worry about making an outfit for the Asylum. If you have him pinned onto your clothing nobody will take any notice of what’s underneath!
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Thanks, I like your thinking Alex!
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It makes me happy to see insect art. I want to make paintings of spiders and their webs, but hesitate to do so, thinking it is not an appropriate subject. Your work flies in the face (literally) of that idea.
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Oh Laura, please just do it! I’m currently working on an insect piece that I know will make some viewers squirm but I wont let that put me off. Be yourself and create what makes you happy, some folk will like it, some won’t but as long as you do that’s fine!
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Thanks Lyn. Billy certainly got lots of comments from complete strangers on his first outing to Lincoln!🤩
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Billy Beetle is so sweet and your lovely dragonfly brooch will certainly get people to interact with you!
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