"The Weary Blues"

The summer after my sophomore year I embarked on an undergraduate research project. Through it I designed a textile print based on a print in UD's Paul R. Jones African-American Art collection. It was Phoebe Beasley's "The Weary Blues". I created a textile design using motifs from the print and then designed a dress as a means of displaying the design. My resulting dress looked like this:

I wanted it to be something flirty that could be worn to a smoky nightclub for Blues dancing. I think I achieved this aesthetic.

Here is an image of the poster I made to present with it:

I was also featured in the UD Alumni magazine, "The Messenger": http://www.udel.edu/PR/Messenger/06/03/studentresearch.html