Realizing a Client's Dream

By Tina Giuntini

(Originally published Aug. 12, 2023)

I have a new client in Seattle who commissioned me to make a design that had long been in her dreams, known in her native tongue as a Fire Bird. Over the years, I have

been asked to make some unusual designs; many of which required learning a new technique. This commission proved to be no different, a tiara atop a felt hat base. One might call it a modern re-styling of the traditional Russian headdress, kokoshnik.

Let me take you on a journey of discovery…  (Click here to read more.)