Forty-four artists have been selected for the 2016 Wearable Art Show.
Thirty of those artists submitted pieces for the “Fantastical” category, and 14 entered work in the “Art You Can Really …
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Sarah Holtman models Nonie Gaines' "Puzzled Petals," winner of both Best in Show and the People's Choice Award at the fifth annual Port Townsend Wearable Art Show, staged May 9, 2015 at Fort Worden's McCurdy Pavilion. Photo by Steve Mullensky
Second-place winner at the fifth annual Port Townsend Wearable Art Show in 2015 was "Confetti Cakewalk," made by Teri Nomura and modeled by Gina Johnston. Photo by Steve Mullensky
Best in Show at the 2014 Wearable Art Show was “Videotape Collection” by Rebecca Maxim of Seattle, who crocheted 68 VHS cassette tapes into a gown and headdress, modeled by Melodee Hanson of Port Townsend. Photo by Pam Russell
Drawing inspiration from her grandmother and mother, Suzanne deMasso has stepped out of her “artistic closet” and onto the runway of the 2014 Port Townsend Wearable Art Show. Utilizing a mix of reclaimed plastic bags, fabric and beads, she has created an ensemble as an ode to “Marie Antoinette.” She and 33 of her fellow artists compete on Saturday, May 10, for the judges' favors. Photo by Megan Claflin
"Caution: Water Line Below" is the name of the dress designed by Margie McDonald (center) and modeled by Alison Wood at a previous Wearable Art Show. It is made entirely from a roll of blue caution tape. The garment won Best of Show, announced Debbie Steele (right), event chair. Photo by David Conklin
Forty-four artists have been selected for the 2016 Wearable Art Show.
Thirty of those artists submitted pieces for the “Fantastical” category, and 14 entered work in the “Art You Can Really Wear” category.
“Every submission deserves recognition and appreciation because of the complexity of transforming the shadow of an idea into a runway-ready ensemble and the artistic courage to present a personal, unique vision for public view,” said Lisa Lynes, one of three jurors for the show.
Lynes teaches art history, ceramics and fibers at North Idaho College and is an adjunct professor of textile design at Spokane Falls Community College. As a fiber artist, she participates in juried shows and craft festivals in Idaho and eastern Washington, and is a board member and chairperson of Gonzaga University’s Jundt Art Museum and the Coeur d’Alene Arts Commission.
Juror Kelly Matlock is an artist, entrepreneur and a former “fringe” member of Friends of the Rag, a Northwest wearable-art group, as well as proprietor of Chez La Zoom, a wearable art gallery in La Conner, Washington, where she also makes one-of-a-kind art pieces as well as her own line of clothing. Matlock started the Wearable Art Show for the Museum of Northwest Art and did fundraising wearable art fashion shows for Pratt Fine Art School, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, the Snohomish Arts Council and the Whatcom Museum of Art.
The third juror, Terra Holcomb, is a Pacific Northwest environmental artist who uses photography to capture ephemeral creations made from natural materials. Her works are meditations on life cycles, transformations and our changing climate. She has given talks about her artistic process at Town Hall in Seattle, received awards for her wearable art and was highlighted in a 2015 Trend Guide in Germany.
This is the sixth annual Wearable Art Show in Port Townsend. The shows take place on Mother’s Day weekend. Two shows have been set for the Saturday, May 7 event, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Both take place in McCurdy Pavilion at Fort Worden.
ABOUT WEARABLE ART
Wearable art shows meld art and fashion, using the human form as a kinetic part of an artistic piece. The Port Townsend show is modeled on wildly popular wearable art shows in cities such as Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Ketchikan, Alaska; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and Wellington, New Zealand.
The Port Townsend Wearable Art Show began as a primary fundraiser for the Jefferson County Community Foundation’s Fund for Women & Girls. Proceeds go into an endowment fund that is used to promote equality, advancement and freedom for personal expression of women young and old.
2016 WEARABLE ART ENTRIES
Art You Can Really Wear
Sonia’s Circles by Teri Nomura; Mojo Mojo by Joyce Wilkerson; It Is All Greek to Me by Crystal Taggart; Shapes Shot coat by Judith Bird; All Wrapped Up by Jessica Ulmer; Shibori jacket by Diana Gipson; El Vestido de Duende (“The Dress of Spirit”) by Lyn Glaviano; Urban Vestment by Heather Hicks; Snow Dance by Vicki Youngs, Cathy Anderson; Party Animal by Lynn Di Nino; Cultural Celebration by Monthu Myin; Stitching A Line by Tamara Halligan; Shibori duster by Diana Gipson; Wayfarer by Karen Snare
Fantastical
Get Your Heron (hair-on) by Kim Preston; Forrest Queen Dress by Rebecca Bartenetti; Water Bottle Illusion by Saundra Althouse; Faraday Constant F=eNA by Stephen Snook; Flying Apsaras by Dongming Zhao, Carol J. Salusso; Tres Chic Antoinette by Heather Hicks; Freya Viking Goddess Shield Maiden by Thomas Booth, Shannon Shelton; Queen of Hearts by Wylie Carter-Douglas; Tubular I – Carmen by Judith Bird; Crazy Card Creation by Emillia Nunn; Caps a go-go! by Amy Dahlberg; La Reina del Cosmos (“The Queen of the Cosmos”) by Lynne Morrow; Game Changer by Nadia Fisch; Construction Couture by Diana Gipson; Flower Garden Dress by Rebecca Bartenetti; Swan Lake: Not So Black or White by Gadadriel Nichols; Fitting the Pieces by Angie Murray; After Water by Danielle DeGeus; The Suns of Phoenix by Kalina Ebling; History by Crystal Taggart; Etude in Black & Gold by Working Image/Mary Fish; NASA Fashion by Una McFadin; Wave by Luci Chambers; Sol, A One-woman Band by Sophie Pipia; Funster by Lisa Doray; The Bird and the Cage by Mariamne Dean; Tubular II – Sophisticate by Judith Bird; Granny Gear by Paula pay la renta; Duchess of the Dye by Rrutanna Lanphear-Ramirez; Rolling in the Deep by Marla Althouse
