tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4224773179329045932024-03-12T20:28:10.184-07:00Dusk & DecadenceFern Petriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02587531869544390212noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422477317932904593.post-30423956633460566222017-02-13T12:15:00.002-08:002017-02-13T12:15:31.640-08:00<br />
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<br />Fern Petriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02587531869544390212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422477317932904593.post-62727964761806778582016-06-28T14:00:00.000-07:002016-06-28T14:00:53.965-07:00Exhibition on Waiheke<div style="text-align: center;">
Faith & the Sacred Heart cuff is now on display at an exhibition of works by 11 Taranaki artists at UPCYCLE Gallery on Waiheke Island, Auckland. </div>
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Organised by the wonderful Dale Copeland, this exhibition will also be available online at virtual.tart.co.nz for the whole of July.</div>
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Fern Petriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02587531869544390212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422477317932904593.post-26184587244453147462016-05-13T20:55:00.003-07:002016-05-13T20:55:56.532-07:00Strawberries and Cream Cuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love antique and vintage embroideries. This delicate and very feminine cream coloured cuff consists of three vintage embroideries finished with gorgeous crocheted lace. When I look at a vintage embroidery it isn't just the time and skill that goes into the production of these pieces that I respect, it's the fact that in a past time some other woman wanted to spend her time creating an object which she considered beautiful. The idea that these precious pieces of embroidery can become valid again by reimagining their use is very close to my heart.</div>
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Yesterday I drove out of town to explore a little bead shop tucked away in the Taranaki countryside. I could have spent thousands in there. All the different colours and varieties of beads overwhelmed the senses and as I looked at the jars and bags brimming with sparkling curiosities I felt a little like a kid in a candy shop. I now have a fresh supply of spectacular Japanese seed beads, freshwater pearls and cloisonne beads. Tonight I'm hoping to use these to finish my newest cuff; a decadent and sugary concoction of Art Deco and 50's embroideries surrounded by pink and cream seed beads and pearls.</div>
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This cuff is now available on my Etsy store Dusk & Decadence. </div>
Fern Petriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02587531869544390212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422477317932904593.post-55416161497139529862016-05-04T11:10:00.000-07:002017-02-13T12:27:16.344-08:00The 20's Dream<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In 2012 Ralph Lauren showed his Fall/Winter collection. Downton Abbey had inspired a sense of yearning for the idealistic English country manor lifestyle and The Great Gatsby was about to be released. It was the first time that I had really become excited about fashion away from my Gothic roots. Fashion is a way to bring the dream of who we truly wish to be into everyday existence and I had always loved the sense of escapism and imagination which comes with adornment and display. In my twenties the allure, glamour and at times constriction of Victorian fashion was fascinating. I wanted to touch those times that had slipped away and collected mourning jewelry to heighten the sense of connection to the people who had lived in garments such as those I now donned.</div>
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I've always been a romantic at heart and as I grew emotionally so too did my ideas about how I wanted to express myself through fashion. Ralph Lauren's 2012 collection was the catalyst to the development of a new and I hoped more sophisticated version of my outward self. In my mid thirties I am still in love with that era where corsets gave way to a more comfortable and emancipated style of dress. </div>
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The altered Ralph Lauren Fair Isle vest below is my interpretation of the typical Fair Isle vest. I've stitched silk flowers with beaded embellishments onto the garment as flowers have become very important symbolic aids in my art practice. In my altered garments silk flowers speak of precious moments experienced and kept close while we are trying to navigate our way through the trials of life. They speak of moments which we hang onto and hope will never fade. </div>
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Fern Petriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02587531869544390212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-422477317932904593.post-21974893820307934482016-04-24T14:46:00.001-07:002016-04-24T14:54:48.064-07:00Cross My Heart Cuff (Work In Progress)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my newest cuff, it's still a work in progress but should be ready in 2-3 weeks. These beaded projects look simple enough but take many hours to complete. For example hand stitching the flowers took three hours alone. These little works are labors of love and are so stunning when completed I feel a great sense of achievement.</div>
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I began with a beautiful vintage Chinese embroidery of a bird resting on a bamboo shoot. Around the embroidery I have stitched silk flowers and a bow made of vintage ribbon. After this I added freshwater & Swarovski pearls and seed beads and in the beak of the little bird hangs a vintage mother of pearl heart as if it were an offering of love. </div>
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I love the Asian influence in the two dresses and the appliques used in the khaki trench coat. This year I have begun to think about making my own over the knee stockings and the use of embellishment on the examples above is very interesting. </div>
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These gloves are so opulent and splendid, I adore the obsessive attention to detail and thought that has gone into their construction. They remind me of the reliquaries I saw at Melk Abbey in Austria where venerated bones were wrapped in cloth and decorated with precious stones and gold filigree.</div>
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This bracelet is a splendid example of Max Neiger's chinoiserie style.</div>
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Above and Below: Beautiful moth accessories from Giambattista Valli 2012<br />
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I love the colours and appliques that Alessandro Michele used here for Gucci.<br />
I'd like to have the time to paint a room with Chinoiserie motifs such as these.</div>
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I am absolutely obsessed with Gucci's spring-summer Ready-to-Wear collection. The colours, textures and use of embroidery in their garments thrills me. These are the kinds of pieces that weave a dream around the wearer, speaking of opulence and the exotic. Gucci has mixed these qualities with wearable garments to transfer the chinoiserie dream to everyday fashion. <img alt="Gucci Silk Floral Bomber Jacket: " src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/3b/1e/dc/3b1edc5d5e8aa950feca8f0db7a4e1c5.jpg" /><img alt="Gucci Spring 2016 Ready-to-Wear Collection Photos - Vogue: " src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/95/81/c0/9581c04bc93b0a2f4331c99597a8162e.jpg" /></div>
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<b>This piece is an artwork in its own right. It is such a delight to know that this piece will be worn and cherished.</b></div>
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This cuff was inspired by 'The Dream' an incredible painting by the artist Henri Rousseau painted in 1910. I felt a great connection to Rousseau's primitive paintings growing up. I love the sense of longing inspired by Rousseau's dreamscapes of stylized flattened space. </div>
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Here I have portrayed a garden as twilight touches the flowers. Insects move busily about the blooms and the scent of night flowers fills the air. In this piece I have beaded around a beautifully stitched vintage Chinese embroidery, its flowers and leaves vie for space amongst the scattering of Victorian millinery flowers and silk flowers some of which I have hand painted. Their centers consist of freshwater pearls and Japanese seed beads. Amongst the flowers little golden pressed metal dragonflies make their way to their beds.</div>
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