Montana World of WearableArt™ Awards Show Winners 2003
A Nelson designer whose inspiration for her entry was the stifling hold of depressive thought is the 2003 Montana World of WearableArt Supreme WOW Winner.
Greta Tappers design shows how thoughts created by depression bind you within, hobbling and muting, with even the catharsis of writing them down not giving relief, as they are unable to be explained to another reader.
Her garment of herringbone canvas, interfacing, leather and plastic, featured a large book, with the writers hands chained, and the speakers mouth bound.
Greta Tapper graduated from the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) with a diploma in Fashion and Textiles in 1999. She completed the NMIT's diploma in Costume Design in 2003 and has a dream of working in production design.
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2003 Montana Supreme WOW Award
Winner - Binding Thoughts - designed by Greta Tapper of Nelson
Latitude Nelson Highly Commended to the Supreme WOW Award
Winner - Oracle - designed by Cathy 'Tree' Harris of Wellington
MainPower Creative Excellence Award
Winner - Feral - designed by Jan Kerr of Waikanae Beach
MainPower Creative Excellence Award
Highly Commended - La Topiarina - designed by Tracey Smith of Auckland
Tertiary Student Design Award sponsored by Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Winner - Reaching Out - designed by Nadine Jaggi of Upper Hutt
Tertiary Student Design Award sponsored by Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Highly Commended - Hine-Manu (The Bird Woman) - designed by Rosie Horsley of Coromandel
Wales & Mackinlay Silk Award
Winner - Colubra of Vita (Snake of Life) - designed by Rodney Leong of Auckland
Wales & Mackinlay Silk Award
Highly Commended - When Mere Met Mary - designed by Kirstie Le Quesne & Chris Tait of Christchurch
The Bernina Sewing Centre First Time Entrant Award
Winner - Celeste - designed by Felicity Hardy & Lynn Johnston of Australia
Bowater Toyota Children's Section
Winner - Paper Dolls - designed by Lindsey Kirk of Kaukapakapa
Bowater Toyota Children's Section
Highly Commended - Here Comes The Circus - designed by Amy Dicks-Johnston of Dunedin
Bowater Toyota Children's Section
Commended - Bee Stings - designed by Tanya Marriott of Wellington
American Express Open Section
Winner - Tiers of Peace - designed by Susanne Williamson of Nelson
American Express Open Section
Highly Commended - Celeste - designed by Felicity Hardy & Lynn Johnston of Australia
American Express Open Section
Commended - Butterfly Tree - designed by Susan Cederman of Motueka
Nelson City Council Red Section
Winner - Colubra of Vita (Snake of Life) - designed by Rodney Leong of Auckland
Nelson City Council Red Section
Highly Commended - Princess Whero - Guardian of the Endangered - designed by Wilma van Hellemond of Christchurch
Nelson City Council Red Section
Commended - Why Do We Women Have it? - designed by Josephine Jowett of Lower Hutt
Scenic Circle Hotels Bizarre Bra
Winner - Childish Lips of Gossip - designed by Sabine Bender of Nelson
Scenic Circle Hotels Bizarre Bra
Highly Commended - A Nice Pair of Howlers - designed by Paul & Cassandra Bowe of Nelson
Scenic Circle Hotels Bizarre Bra
Commended - Modesty Blaise - Rip, Zip & Bust - designed by Sharon Flanagan of Wellington
Creative New Zealand Artistic Excellence Section
Winner - Yoi Yasa - designed by Letty MacPhedran of Nelson
Creative New Zealand Artistic Excellence Section
Highly Commended - Blue Lagoon - designed by Susan Holmes of Auckland
Air New Zealand Oceania Section
Winner - Oracle - designed by Cathy Tree Harris
Air New Zealand Oceania Section
Highly Commended - When Mere Met Mary - designed by Kirstie Le Quesne & Chris Tait of Christchurch
Air New Zealand Oceania Section
Commended - Hine-Manu (The Bird Woman) - designed by Rosie Horsley of Coromandel
Tourism New Zealand Avant Garde Section
Winner - Binding Thoughts - designed by Greta Tapper of Nelson
Tourism New Zealand Avant Garde Section
Highly Commended - Rhoda MacIntyre - designed by Judie Lane of New Plymouth
Tourism New Zealand Avant Garde Section
Commended - Peacock - designed by Vorachai Tongon of Thailand
Port Nelson Illumination Illusion Section
Winner - Shell Shocked - designed by Mary Turner of Nelson
Port Nelson Illumination Illusion Section
Highly Commended - Luna Pupa - designed by Yolanda Bartram of Lower Hutt
