The classic sock monkey is made out of luscious work socks.
The paper dress dress is double sided with original chinamarker drawings (front portrait of a hedgehog on a rose and back- a Daniel Clowes inspired fan art portrait of Little Enid from Ghost World).
The monkey measures about 14″ high.
Proceeds support sock monkey therapy with local at-risk youth!
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I do love creating this wearable art/wall hangings as it combines drawing and craft.
It is also an extension of my street art and the person wearing the dress becomes a living art wall/performance artist.
The style is based on an 1960’s A-frame pattern. I use the authentic pattern as popularized by Andy Warhol and sold by greeting card companies in the 60’s.
The dress contains my original drawings, embroidered sections as well as close borders. I use recycled/upcycled product.
You send me your shoulder width and chest dimension and shoulder to knee length.
Your chosen theme can be ANYTHING (no censorship) and I’ll run with MY creative interpretation. I will share the making of the dress process on the blog and on my social media.
Here are some examples of my previous dresses in use:
Laura Mack at the Detroit Institute of the Arts in the Frida Dress (Photo by Megan Palmer Powers)
Photo courtesy of Laura MackAnna Thorsen in San Francisco at Booty Call Wednesdays in the Punk Dress.
Photo by Megan Palmer Powers
Photo by Megan Palmer Powers Photo by Megan Palmer PowersAnna Thorsen in Vancouver at 1181 in the bypoststreet Dress. (Photo by Sairah Hearn)
I love drawing. I love crafting. I love street art. And I LOVE making paper dresses. Perhaps because it combines all my art forms- I am so blissed out when I make these things!
Here is the latest one the compiles my collection of Frida doodles.
Stay tuned for photo shoot of finished piece next week.
“I may be in America but only my dress hangs there…my life is in Mexico.” – Frida Kahlo
My interpretation of Kahlo’s “My Dress Hangs There, 1933”
I first became obsessed with paper dresses in January 2013. Go to LINK.
My nephew Henrik helps unpack my vintage paper dress, January 2013
Since then, I made three dresses [LINK]. One was sold and two ended up as street art in San Francisco.
My daughter, Anna, in dress no. 1, April 2013Anna in dress number 3, August 2013.
