Greetings from Aspen, Colorado!
I'm in town for Art Crush, a yearly benefit for the Aspen Art Museum that draws artists and collectors alike to the mountain town. I donated a custom Artfully Awear garment to their benefit collection, and all proceeds go toward funding the museum and its programs. I can't wait to find out who ends up with one of my pieces!
The dress I'm wearing here is hand-painted using metallic paint on vegan leather, and the inspirational work is Jim Hodges' I dreamed a world and called it love #8 and #9. I'd only seen photos of this artwork while making the dress, and it was so much more complex in real life. It is made of glass on canvas, and each piece is cut and fit to the next piece. It was a tough concept to recreate as something wearable! Luckily my sparkly shoes capture the reflective nature of the glass.
Thanks to Amy Phelan for inviting me to Wine Crush, and to the Aspen Art Museum for hosting me for their benefit!
Photos by Emily Hoerdemann.
