Ikebana
2017
The Japanese art of flower arrangement, also known as kadÅ.Ikebana reached its first zenith in the 16th century under the influence of Buddhist teamasters and has grown over the centuries.
H x W approx.
61 x 32 cm
24 x 12.6 inch
Ikebana's head is a resin Vervet monkey skull (from a mold made of a real Vervet monkey skull) painted high gloss black with a black ponytail from a human hair extension.
She has an Ikebana arrangement with a resin poppy and real goldleaf (23 carat) in her skull.
Her body is sculpted from paper clay and painted black.
Ikebana her dress, shaped in the form of a vase (the vessel for an Ikebana arrangement), is made of dark grey and black felt with a machine embroidery (made by me) of poppies on the front and tiny red buttons on the back.
She wears black tights and is posed on a black base.
