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glimpsing things soon to be discovered

If I knew the designer of said label

trying to get the joy and colour of the market captured in this collage

all those vibrant colours and clean shapes creates something modern and contemporary

A photo spread of a swirling Dior 'New Look' skirt anchors this composition in the era of 1950's fashion

Home vintage textile glimpsing things soon to beThis 3D collage is composed of coloured paper, painted canvas, textiles, commercial paint chips, cut up paint palettes and images evoking a landscape and the home nestled within it. This mixed media collage is a 3 dimensional work, built up from paint chips, vintage hand written letters, copies of textile fragments, scraps of brightly coloured paint palettes and black ink drawings. Shelley likes building up surfaces, starting with a cardboard