With an interest in costume detail from Medevial and Elizabethian times, sculptor Jenny Ford often uses those details as a starting point for her sculptures.  The ‘elongated point of a poulaine’ or a ‘precisely pleated ruff’ become beginnings for the organic, abstract forms she creates using hand-dyed silk velvet, organza and found objects.

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Spires
hand dyed metallic organza, cable ties, threads, velvet

Twist
hand dyed silk/viscose velvet & metallic organza, silk dupion, linen loom cord, electrical cable, copper pipe, threads, sprung wire

Yellow Pod
hand dyed silk/viscose velvet, & metallic organza, electrical cable, silk dupion, threads

Orange Form
hand dyed silk/viscose velvet & metallic organza, silk dupion, linen loom cord, threads

Trilogy in Blue
hand dyed silk/viscose velvet & metallic organza, linen loom cord, threads, electrical cable

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