Photos: Mechanical Marvels

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Color and creativity once again entertained a crowd at the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council annual fashion event that this year invited local artists to design wearable art under the theme "Mechanical Marvels."

Photos: Mechanical Marvels 021108 LOCAL 3 Juneau Empire Color and creativity once again entertained a crowd at the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council annual fashion event that this year invited local artists to design wearable art under the theme "Mechanical Marvels."

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Sabrina Javier honks her horn while modeling artist Jeff Brown's "Little Deuce Coupe" made of biodegradable latex rubber balloons.

From trash to treasure: Lindsey Forrest and Diandrea Mack model artist Ricky Tagaban's "Urban Aternative" made of trash bags, duct tape, Bounce dryer sheets, yarn and tulle.

Winning piece: Joanie Waller, center, appears on stage after winning Saturday's performance with her "The Queen of the Sea" piece made of fabric, bubble wrap, CDs, wire, glow sticks and more.

Attention span: Colena McDougal opens her piece, "Metal Fusion," made of aluminum, copper, leather, glue, wood, screws, gemstones, metal tape and metallic spray paint.

Three of a kind: Abby Olsen, left, Gillian Smith and Laurel Scheufelt, model in a piece by artist Carol Alley entitled "Brownies and Coffee."

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Monday, February 11, 2008

Story last updated at 2/12/2008 - 3:02 pm

Photos: Mechanical Marvels

Juneau Empire

Dozens of models strutted Centennial Hall's elevated catwalk wearing 24 different pieces under spotlights and choreographed music during two weekend shows.

Click here to view Empire photographer Michael Penn's audio slideshow of the event, which captures each wearable art piece.

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