Iris Hapa-Zome
Jess.
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about this piece.
Jess describes this piece, "Hapa-zome is a bashing technique used to dye fabric with leaves and petals. I turned my dyed fabric into bunting to decorate Iris' tree on her birthday."
about the contributor.
Jess lives in Birmingham, United Kingdom, with her husband David and children Ava and Moe. Jess' second daughter Iris was stillborn May 2008. For work, Jess creates and facilitates drama-based communication and cultural programmes for large organisations. She also owns a family business with her husband: an artisan cheese shop and deli called Capeling and Co. She maintains a blog called After Iris. Jess has begun a blog, After Iris Reads Aloud, where she makes voice recordings of a favorite poem or meaningful piece of writing in the memory of a loved one.
Remembering Iris today on her second birthday.
