This dress was inspired by the work of artist Jean Miró and created for the group show—Inspiration: A collection of Modern Art by 19 Local Western North Carolina Artists Inspired by the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, September 2018, Mark Bettis Studio & Gallery.

“Line. Color. Shape. Movement. Miro’s use of symbolic imagery and ambiguous subject matter inspire inner language to emerge”.

The fabric for this dress is hand dyed with local black walnut hulls and hand painted with thickened natural dye extracts.

fabric: cotton, linen & silk

dyes: black walnut, cutch & osage

technique: hand dyed and painted, appliqué, hand stitch, machine sewn

size: small

care: hand wash with mild shampoo in cool water, rinse, dry flat. press on wrong side, cotton setting or dry clean.