The Dresses

As of the end of September 2012, the 21 dresses for this project were completed. Scroll down to view each dress and details of the fresh materials used.

Jérémie: Crab-apples, Ligularia leaves and buds, Smoke Bush leaves, Maple leaves, Sweetgum seed pods, False Indigo seed pods, Hemp and Linen thread.

Tanya: Magnolia leaves, Blue Spruce branches, Euphorbia leaves, various Magnolia seed pods, thorns.

Barbara: Magnolia leaves, Hydrangea flowers, Globe Thistle and Thorns.

Ruth: Mountain Ash Berries, Elecampagne, Crocosmia, Dahlias.

Tiki: Magnolia leaves, Yucca leaves, Variegated Lily grass , Purple Queens, Thorns.

Dawn: Magnolia leaves and skeletonized leaves, Black Mondo grass, Bark, Chinese Chestnuts, Thorns.

Lena: Ferns, Moss, Thistles, Magnolia seed pod, Vines.

Diana: Beach grass, variegated grass, Magnolia leaves, Yucca leaves, Alium stems, Autumn Stonecrop, thorns.

Anna: Corn leaves and tuff, Crab apples, Deadly nightshade, Thorns.

Bettina: Rhododendron leaves, Arbutus leaves, Alium, Hydrangea, Sweet Pea, Tansy, Blackberries.

Robin: Woven Cattail leaves, Portuguese Laurel, Lunaria, Aliums, Globe Thistle, Clematis seed pods and Dierama.

Fae: Vine Maple bark, Maple leaves, moss, Morning Glory and Sunflower. Fae is an artist who often incorporates bark which she stitches together into her art installations.

Launie: Arabacum Star of Bethlehem, purple, blue and white Hydrangea, Gooseneck Loosetrife, Tibetan Honeysuckle and Ivy. Many of these flowers were left over from a wedding in the garden.

Rachael: Tansy, Trumpet flower, Ivy, Feathers.

Katie: Lavender, Lamb’s Ears. Dandelion, Cunninghamia (China-fir).

Nita: Seaweed, Nori, Bull Kelp. Nita Bowerman made this dress herself. Special thanks to Melanie Thompson for donating the kelp.

Lori: Lamb’s Ears, Large-leafed Sage, Bamboo leaves, Hollyhocks, Millet, Stachys Flower, Cornflowers.

Lorraine. Huchera leaves and flowers, Bamboo leaves, Echinacea, Lily leaves and grass.

Kendra: Cedar bark, Salal leaves and berries, Lemon Thyme.

Cat: Buddleia, Walnut leaves and Cedar branches.

Sharon: Miscanthus, Tea, Magnolia and Rhododendron Leaves, Mountain Ash Berries, Magnolia seed heads and thorns.