Becoming
Le Cœur Éternel
Hearts are easy to read and difficult to control. I am repeating them until tenderness becomes structural, then removing the row that looks like a greeting card.
Attachment study
Heart-shaped metal, resin, and fabric pieces on black wool with stitched backing patches
OBJECT RECORD
What exists, and what it does.
Hearts are easy to read and difficult to control. I am repeating them until tenderness becomes structural, then removing the row that looks like a greeting card.
The work is in attachment matrix. Nothing shown here should be mistaken for a finished garment.
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Up close, attachment, seams, and wear become visible.
Direct flash, severe attachment macro, and grainy 35mm contact study
CURRENT CONSTRUCTION PROBLEM
Keep metal hearts stable as the jacket bends without turning the lapel into a hazard.
Temporary pin layouts, stitched backing patches, small rivets, and bend tests at the elbow and lapel
ATTACHMENT NOTE
One heart rotated after eleven bends. Sentiment is not exempt from engineering.
CONSTRUCTION RECORD
Where the surface meets the body.
Materials
Heart-shaped metal, resin, and fabric pieces on black wool with stitched backing patches
Weight or current measure
Three backing methods tested; one currently survives repeated bending
Construction
Temporary pin layouts, stitched backing patches, small rivets, and bend tests at the elbow and lapel
Wear
Wearability is being tested only on partial panels and a supported dress form.
Care
Store test panels flat, dark, and separated from finished work.