Paper Dress

In Intermediate Sculpture Class, we recently had a project to make a sculpture out of paper. That was the only stipulation--that it had to be made out of some form of paper. It could be stapled, glued, taped, burned, crumpled, or manipulated in any other way.

For my project, I used maps of Illinois and Pennsylvania (picked up at rest stops on long, summer road trips), and paper Whole Foods bags from work for the majority of the dress. For the flower-like decorations, I used rolled up pieces of paper from a finished book of Sudoku puzzles. I used shredded paper to decorate the neckline and bottom hem.







I used staples and glue for all of it--no sewing. It didn't come out perfectly, but I think I did all right considering I've never made a piece of clothing this complicated before, let alone out of paper. My next dress will definitely be out of fabric, as the durability and practicality of this piece is certainly questionable :)