Our assignment was to create a wire hat of our choice, and then create a hat stand to represent your persons personality.
My original hat stand was just like everyone else in my class. I wasn’t happy because I wanted it to stand out. I wanted to be different.
I cut the leaves of the rose with a Cut-Off Saw using a cut off blade. Then I used a bench grinder to clean up the edges. Next I used sand paper and a file to smooth out the edges so no one gets hurt.
I decided to make an enormous metal rose. I made a quick paper model. It would not hold its shape. I thought of making it out of metal because it is malleable and holds its shape. I also found metal shelves in the green room. Which turned this project into a free and recycled project.
For this hat I chose to recreate the tri-corn Hat that was worn by Lillie Langtry. I chose to create a metal rose for my hat stand and spray paint it pink to represent Lillie Langtry and her femininity of being the only girl in the family.