This is a wall plaque made out of buttons, beads, and sequins that were
sewn onto a stiff Pellon cutout of an octopus. It measures 12 inches
wide and 11.5 inches high. I adapted the techniques of Frances Holliday
Alford to create this. Many of the buttons in this piece were white
before an encounter with red Rit dye in my microwave (you can find this
technique on the web). The process was hard on the fingers, but it sure
used up a lot of odds & ends in my bling stash. This octopus is an
homage to the delightful red octopus who resides at the Monterrey
Aquarium in CA, and I made it as a birthday present for a friend who
collects all things cephalpod except for the creatures themselves.
