With this work I paired an audio recording of my granny reading a poem I wrote about the story of Bean Nighe 

The significance of Bean Nighes story is how a woman suffered the tragedy of losing her child and was cursed to haunt rivers forever washing blood out of her clothes, and if one sees her she is an omen of death

To show this story through fabric I created a wedding dress to reflect how she has been married to her role forever and cursed to be a warning for impending doom for travellers

In this way I wanted to represent traditional marriage and how women can be tied to their labor for the sake of love

Through the fabric I used cheesecloth and distressed it and molded the fibers to interfacing to recreate a wet look. I also used embroidery and added metal work and beading. I also used dye to create the bloodied clothing. In this way I see this as more of a costume that pairs with the oral tradition of this story.