Christine May Pettet
UK
Instagram: @hatstop100
Artwork 1
Aunty Mimi’s Cloche -1920s
Looking through old family photographs and reconnecting to people and times when almost everyone wore hats. The colour palette is subdued reflecting the mood of the times as portrayed in the photographs. This hat was inspired by a photograph of a Great Great Aunt.
Materials and Techniques.
This hat was wet felted using merino tops, embellished with hand dyed silk.
Artwork size in CM: Width 17cm Length 17cm Depth 17cm
Artwork 2
Grandma’s Sunday Best 1940s
This work was inspired by an old photograph of my Gran on a Whit Sunday. On this day people would dress in their best clothes and parade in the streets. Making this hat I felt a strong reconnection to my Northern heritage.
Materials and Techniques
This hat has been wet felted with Merino tops and dyed in 3 different colours.
Artwork size in CM: Width 35cm Length 35cm Depth 20cm
Artwork 3
Mum’s Christening Hat 1950’s
Whilst making this hat and looking at the photograph of my christening I felt a real reconnection to my family and childhood.
Materials and Techniques
This is wet felted using Corriedale and embellished with Angelina fibres.
Artwork size in CM: Width 20cm Length 20cm Depth 20cm
