Local artist and high school student paints own prom dress

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – A South Warren High School junior recently attended her prom this weekend with a dress that turned quite a few heads.

Emma Cox has been tinkering around with art since 4 years old, and in the last few years, she has turned her passion into profit. She is a big fan of glasswork, using shattered glass or liquor bottles paired with resin to make some pretty interesting peices, but this time around she decided to paint a canvas you wouldn’t typically see.

She worked with a local seamstress who sketched her dress and got to work. After about 5 weeks, Emma took the blue dress home and painted some floral white designs along the bottom that made her the metaphorical talk of the town.

Emma said she’s working through Facebook right now but plans on having a website soon. If you’re looking to support the young artist, you can head over to her business page titled ArtWorx by Emma.