Wheat crown

The dried corn soaking to make it pliable for weaving.
Tutorial in my technical file.
First attempt.

wheat crown is a staple folk / rural image.
Thinking about harvest. Sustainability. Abundance. Working with natural, avaliable material's. 
"Corn mother"
My mum modeling my  attempt at a wheat crown 

The finished crown. Used a tutorial from YouTube. It's quite a simple technique once you get into the rhythm. Needs to be tighter and more even.but played for a first attempt. Its really more about engaging in the activity at this stage. Trying the traditional crafts and see where it leads and how I can adapt yo my work. A costume/ accessory for a video or simple sculpture maybe
Inspired by this song that I wrote recently 
" my god is the sun"
Thinking about the old gods the sun fire energy summer harvest

 

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