Oh Sweet Marie in her Panniers

Did you know that I love studying historical or period costume. I love how clothing sometimes can be so very different from our time and how it represents the the culture and time that surrounded it. I even worked as an intern in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York City as an intern back in the day. I did get to met some  celebs too  including Jackie Onassis, Baryshnikov- the dancer  and Diana Vreeland while working on  a Diaghilev Ballets Russes exhibit.

So, today for Retro Cafe Art it is Marie Antoinette  and her pannier or side hoop skirts that inspired me. I used an old tear shaped glass ornament as the base and put her image from the Marie Antoinette Collage sheet by Cassandra Van Curen inside. I added a white  paper doily ruffle to extend her silhouette and to represent her skirt. I added cream colored fabric roses, tiny pearls, Dimensional Pearls and silver Stickles accents. A silver glittery ribbon at the top lets me hang her on my inspiration board.

Well I hope you get to see explore your passion this week.
take care, gerri

Oh Sweet Marie!