THUNDER BAY — Inspired by a Brazilian artist and her love of colourful clothing, a student from Dryden has made the finals of an international competition by making a graduation dress using duct tape.
A lot of her post-secondary education expenses will be covered if she wins the competition, because the prize is a $15,000 scholarship."Duck tape has lots of fun colours, and I really wanted to embrace that in my dress. It was inspired by Romero Britto, an artist in Brazil who makes fun pop art," Walsh said Tuesday from Loon Lake, where she spends her summers with family.
She said it was her mom who convinced her to enter the competition after she learned about it in May. Reflecting on her creative journey, Walsh recalled that somewhere between Grade 7 and 8, her friends shifted away from using bright colours and fun patterns, but that she continued embracing brighter hues in her daily attire "to express my happy vibe."