Green Turtle in Silver Flowers on Indigo Hillwood This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown

This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American mourning dress from 1872-1874

most of my paper dresses are now assembled in this fashion

is held by the Museum at FIT (accession 71

Materials: Korean & Japanese papers

Green Turtle in Silver Flowers on Indigo Hillwood This hand-stitched Victorian paper gownThe green turtle may seem morose, but thats just the way nature designed them. They can be found happily hanging out (though you wouldnt know it to look at them) in shallow lagoons, nibbling on sea grasses. The only thing that makes them sad is that they are endangered. For that reason (and also, you probably dont have a lagoon), you cant take them home as pets. How about consoling yourself with one of my stitched paper green turtles, instead? Based