A Suite of Armor gallery

White & Silver Silk Organza wrap pants

photo//knits Hannah Blue

moodboard

photo//Hannah Blue

moodboard

Layers of a sheer fabric, lose threads & beads are pressed and sew into pants that wrap around the legs, acting as the smoke from burning sage. Blues, silver and white create a “space” that is purified, protected and sacred linked directly with the cleansing aspect of smudging. In a more literal reference to smudging, sage was stuffed into the upper hem & tie of the pants, then warmed or heat pressed, allowing the scent to be “activated”.

organza, canvas, silver habu yarn, seed beads, bugle beads, labradorite & white sage leaves

Labradorite cabochons, glass seed & bugle beads, canvas

Labradorite cabochons, glass seed & bugle beads, canvas & organza

Seed beads, bugle beads, white sage, organza, canvas

Interlocking & fortified, the hand beaded neck piece is like lite weight chain mail, draping the upper body. The netting also pulls in the protective properties of a mirror & its ability to ward off evil spirits with the high shine of the silver lined bugle beads and iridescent accents.

photo//knits//harness Hannah Blue

photo//knits Hannah Blue

photo// Hannah Blue

photo//knits//harness Hannah Blue

photo//knits// Hannah Blue

Hand hammered brass collar.

photo//knits//harness Hannah Blue

The broom & the act of sweeping has long held superstitious traditions, warding and cleansing a space of unwanted guests or bad omens. Dipping or soaking the broom in herb baths was thought to bring good luck or fortune        .

            To encourage the flow of luck and strengthen the brooms ability to protect it has been hand knotted with threads of blues, yellows and strands of beaded herb pouches. It is meant to  draped over the back of the body like a cape that trails and sways, at the end of a long threads is single silver bell: one extra bit of protection