Harpy in Gold Dots on Purple Burlesque teacup and saucer from the

teacup and saucer from the 1950s or 1960s

Materials: Nepalese lokta & Japanese papers

Nepalese paper in gold on black stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny metallic and black glass beads

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on a day dress from the early 1880s

Harpy in Gold Dots on Purple Burlesque teacup and saucer from theThis slightly terrifying, yet also adorable harpy is based on an illustration from John Jonstons Natural History of Birds, the sixth volume of his epic Natural history of the quadrupeds published between 1650 and 1652. She is 3. 25 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Japanese paper, glass bead,