Buttons! Recycled industrial felt and buttons discarded from the SC State Mental Hospital's alteration department.
The Class of 1949 Yearbook photos fused to fabric and stitched on tear-away stablizer
The Leaf Dress Artifical foliage collected from cemetery dumpsters and sewn on a dissolvable stablizer
The Flower Dress Artifical flowers collected from cemetery dumpsters and sewn on a dissolvable stablizer
The Recycled Bridal Party Recycled materials
Recycled necklaces made from scraps of semi-felted wool suites and discarded clothing
The Pantyhose Dress Recycled old pantyhose with boa made from recycled black industrial felt
The Red BoaNon-woven synthetic material formally used as floor covering at the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
The Red Carpet Dress Recycled floor covering from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and artificial flowers from cemetery dumpsters
The Red Carpet Dress, detail. Recycled floor covering from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and artificial flowers from cemetery dumpsters
The Red Carpet Dress, detail. Recycled floor covering from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and artificial flowers from cemetery dumpsters
The Red Carpet Dress, detail. Recycled floor covering from the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show and artificial flowers from cemetery dumpsters
You Are My Sunshine, detail. Recycled aisle interfacing and tulle from an outdoor wedding with artificial flowers from cemetery dumpsters and large recycled clear plastic bags.
You Are My Sunshine. Recycled aisle interfacing and tulle from an outdoor wedding with artificial flowers from cemetery dumpsters and large recycled clear plastic bags.
You Are My Sunshine, detail. Recycled aisle interfacing and tulle from an outdoor wedding with artificial flowers from cemetery dumpsters and large recycled clear plastic bags.
Susan's work in the Fall 2019 issue of Fiber Art Now