Borlotti Beans headpiece

This vegetable-inspired headpiece was handcrafted by Deirdre from silk taffeta and satin, buckram, leather, epoxy resin and straw in a complex and very detailed process. The hand painted bean pods are made from epoxy resin, covered in buckram and leather, then wired to shape. The beans, modelled by hand, were painted and glued inside the pods, while the leaves are made from hand-dyed silk taffeta. The straw base was hand sewn.