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Gallery of This Year's ArtBras

Also look at this year's collection of non-bra fine artwork.

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Under da Sea! A finely-beaded off-white bra, with starbursts centered on each cup and multi-armed spirals elsewhere. The straps are lined with starfish, the sides with shells and sea glass, and various other patterns and objects in and around everything. A labor of love.
Under da Sea!
Jill Lenhart, Susan Faris, Amanda Harkness, Valerie Johnson, Teresa Nowotny, Ximena Acosta, Gilda Espin, & Kira Nelson
Destroy-HER2: A black vinyl underwire bra, perfectly normal except for the decoration with small (½″) metal spikes (think Prussian helmet) and pyramids (¼″) along the top, diagonally across the cups from strap to center, down the center, and one lone outpost on each side.
Destroy-HER2
The artist wishes to remain anonymous, for now
 Get in Touch: A pink padded bra with an appliquéd felt daisy on each cup, in four colors and as many layers
Get in Touch
Natalie Booth
 A rich burgundy bra with the faces of Messrs. Obama and Romney gracing the cups.
No Boobs Are Better Than Two Boobs
Marie Pedenski
A white, strapless bodice covered in pink ribbons, with shocking pink fur edging the top.
Ribbondance
Allie Schiefelin Walker
 A white bra decorated with thick red lines on the left cup, and similarly-thick dots on the right. Each has a loop symbolizing a ribbon in the center of each cup, as well as a small ribbon in crystals on the right. Oh, and the base of the left strap has an actual ribbon. The straps are painted with dusty rose glitter.
Freeform in Pink
Madison Walker
 Twisted: A long yellow bra/camisole paved with caps from Twisted Tea bottles. The vast majority are black, but there’s a single one in the center of each cup, surrounded by six yellow caps. Further deponent sayeth not.
Twisted TTs
Angela Booth
Phoenix: A strapless burgundy bra with gold and copper sequins and silver edging, with a bird’s head emerging high above the left cup. Brown feathers suggest wings, and feathers flowing down and to the left come in reds, yellow, orange, oxblood, black, and a few pheasant tail feathers. Under it all are some large fern-like silk feathers in sparkly red and gold, one of which extends a foot further than the rest.
Phoenix
Sandra Davino, Charmi Dickson, Ashley Bushey, Shyrayel Santos, Marisa DelBuono, & Marlena Daley
 Part of Me: A pink-and-white pinstriped bra with sparkling red and white pinwheel disks on the front of each cup.
Part of Me
Alisa Vanacore, Dan Surkis, & Michelle DelVecchio
 Gypsy Rose Lee Knits: A bra knit of pinks (some metallic) and tans with a beautiful rhinestone fan with strings of pendant cubes, and one lozenge in the fan and another topping it all.
Gypsy Rose Lee Knits
Becky Fenimore
Spanish Moth: Inspired by a real moth, it includes pink and black bra, shawl and vest, and a friendly, handmade moth’s head between the cups
Spanish Moth
B. J. Winchester
 Peek-a-Boob: A black bra with whimsical curtains installed in front of the cups.
Peek-a-Boob
Kristin Joyce
 A fantastic (literally) handmade bra with a handmade mermaid in the center. The cups are of pleated silk, the lower portion is gold and copper netting encrusted with beads and stones of many bright colors. In back is another, smaller mermaid, of 2-D embroidery in shining blues, greens, golds, and pinks.
Shell Seeker
Joy Couturas
A bra covered in vividly-dyed feathers, with a rhinestone swag under each cup
Winged Victory
Rochelle Whitchelo
 A bright red bra and turban; the bra is decorated with a trio of black faux jewels from a ca. 1920 flapper’s dress. Each jewel is surrounded with black beads, connected by many strings of tiny beads, and the two end pieces have a dozen strings of tiny beads attached to the bottom. The turban has a similar, though modern, decoration the front.
Schmatte Hari
Susanne Grasso & Gaye Hyre
 A fluorescent-pink bra covered in multi-colored appliquéd flowers which have peace symbols in their centers, and with small, 2-D, plastic flowers between the cups and on the straps.
Age of Aquarius
Gerry O’Hara and Kathleen Walsh
A miniature bra covered in multi-colored sequins, with a treasure chest mounted on each cup, containing faux jewels and coins, with a necklace of coins threaded through the strap.
Treasure Chest
Gina Vernana
 A bra covered in handmade felt of many colors
Felt Up!
Debbie Gilbert
 A black bra and camisole combination decorated about the top with silk hibiscuses (hibisci?) in fuchsia and red, with vivid yellow highlights
Toujours Dorothy Lamour, or The Road to Cancer Free
Hope Crosby
A feathery bra in green, yellow, and purple, with green sequins and yellow faux citrines.
I Believe I Can Fly
Therese McNally
 A black longline bodice with vintage rhinestones & rhinestone buttons (ca. 1960) in the stripes and swirls of the ArtBra New Haven logo.
Still Dazzling, Darling, Despite It All
Gaye Hyre
 A silver-painted bra decorated with silvery flowers, bows, and beads
Shades for a Cure
Kim Hackett
A longline bra printed all over in blue: ads and geometric shapes
You’ve Got To Suffer, If You Wanta Sing the Blues
Paula Clogher
 A black bra with a drawing of an open eye on each cup
Seeing-Eye Bra
Jodiann Strmiska
 A full-torso mannequin wearing a fantasy bra loosely woven of brown twine and glue, stained; it is signed by the artist
Jungle Lace
Kevin Harty
A white long-ish line runner’s bra with racer’s ID and miniature socks and shoes.
Ready, Set, Run for a Cure
Kim Hackett & Harriet Borrack
 A leather zipper-front vest with appropriate patches, chains, & whistle.
Busted!
Jane Shepard
 A lineup of squashes on silk leaves which cover the front of the bra.
Ratatouille
Janet Spaulding
A blue bra covered in bunches of grapes, ivy, and leaves, with a matching fascinator.
Sallie’s Grapevine
Sallie Kraus
 A long-line bodice upon which the artist has drawn a pair of doves and a ribbon inscribed with words of hope.
On Wings and a Prayer
Roy Stober
 A pink bra with all the accouterments of luck: roulette wheels, a straight flush, dice, casino chips and more.
Luck Be a Lady
Maria Vazquez
A black bra, fringed and covered in all manner of buttons
All My Relations
Lys Guillorn
 A bra with handmade Irish lace and “pearls”
Bridal Bra
Joan Turner
 A blue bra with red and white hearts and stars, and a headband in blue and red.
All-American Girls
Angela Gartz
A burgundy bra studded with hundreds of clear Swarovski crystals in swirling patterns
The Spark-tacular Ms. Bling
Maria Vazquez
 Inspired by Loki’s costume in “The Avengers” this caped bra is in two-tone turquoise and black framed in gold metal, with a green jewel pendant between the cups.
Cancer, No More Mischief
(Includes autographed photo of Tom Hiddleston as Loki.)
Therese McNally
 A domino mask of black and blue feathers and multicolor Mardi Gras beads
Mardi Bra: Celebrate Life ’Cause That’s What It’s All About!
Doretta Sackville
This lacy black bra has medals along the top and ribbons beneath the cups.
You Deserve a Medal!
Edith Borax Morrison
 A cream-colored bra which Ms. Morrison has converted into a canvas of mandalas in many colors.
An Original Edith
Edith Borax Morrison
 A black patterned bra covered in pins or brooches.
Pinup Girls #2: “Hearts & Flowers”
Edith Borax Morrison
A black bra covered with swag and pirate paraphernalia (coins, swords, ...), with a treasure-chest pendant
Pirate Queen
Maria Vazquez
A Bowl-dacious Second Chance
Members of The Artists’ Loft
 Photo of a blue bra covered in paper flowers and golden ribbons
Posie-Brasie
Kyle Higgins, ably assisted by Joan Campbell
A black bra draped in lace, and a cloche, both with pink marabou and Deco-style pins
Angi's Fancy
Angi Ingalls
 A bright blue bra with a riot of silk flowers and butterflies
Butterfly Garden in Blue
Maria Vazquez
 A red camisole with a collar of English ivy and holly with red berries
The Holly and the Ivy
Janet Spaulding
A silk-flower and feather bra with a fascinator (basically, a small matching hat).
Nature’s Calling
Jacob Moss
Under Reconstruction
Beryl Stone
Beyond the Fringe
Becky Fenimore
A black bra with chains across the cups, with studs on the body and stars on the straps.
Mad Maxine
Serena Hatch
Shake a Tail Feather!
Denise Nutile
She Always Wanted to Be a Party Girl
Janet Spaulding
A bra covered in green silk orchids, with silk fern fronds
Wood Nymph
Janet Spaulding
 A longline bra with mink(!), pearls, and pink velvet
Pink, Schmink
Gaye Hyre
 A pink bra with damselfly, flower, and sheer cape
Damselflies
Beryl Stone
We also have an beautiful and varied collection of non-bra fine artwork.