This work’Tippi Hedren’ was an appliquéd suit to pay homage to the actress in the film’The Birds’ by Alfred Hitchcock the work was a collaboration between Tracey Emin and Sara Lucas in the 1990’s when they ran their’shop’ which was a gallery studio in London they worked together in producing and selling work.The suit was a green woman’s suit which was appliquéd with images of birds and displayed on a Mannequin.This came to mind when I was thinking about my work and I was given the vintage jacket I was well into sewing the piece when I remembered the piece of work by Sarah Lucas and Tracey Emin so it gave me the confidence to continue with my work and also think about how to display my piece.
I did think about suspending the jacket somehow with clear thread or fishing line but with further thought settled with a mannequin which I bought from eBay for a reasonable price(a male shape)I am thinking of stitching onto an army shirt which I have and leaving it in a crumpled heap at the foot of the mannequin.I will have a flat wall with my paintings behind and the mannequin in front so that it can be viewed all the way round as I have worked onto the jacket on all sides.
