Artist Nicole Dextras’ wearable sculptures – Weedrobes

Photo by Nicole Dextras. Nicole Dextras is an environmental artist whose artworks follow the seasons, working with ice in the winter and plant materials in the summer.

Weedrobes: The Mobile Garden Dress

By Nicole Dextras
Soiled and Seeded
August 2011, Issue 4

Excerpt:

On her head Madame Jardin wears a coif of edible plants made from roses, carnations, alums, rosemary, thyme, lime leaves, pea, eggplants and chrysanthemums. The bustier is decorated with orange dried aji amarillo peppers, red hot chili peppers, corn husks, sprigs of thyme and fresh parsley. The hoop skirt is constructed from raw flax canvas, willow branches, seagrass rope, basketry reed and wood. The plants include vegetables such as lettuce, beans and brussels sprouts and the herbs range from sweet basil to rue and sage.

Also included are edible nasturtiums for colour, and lavender for its fragrance and anti-septic qualities. All are planted in biodegradable coconut husk pots. The inner skirt is made from organic cotton that has been hand-dyed. The entire skirt is made movable with the use of casters (which will be re-used) at the bottom, which support the weight of the planted material.

Read the complete article here.

See Nicole’s fabulous work here.