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Unlikely material behind Whitsundays artist's fashion collection

Whitsundays artist creates fish leather from seafood waste Sun 31 May 2026 at 7:02am In the front yard of her home, nestled in the picturesque Whitsundays, Felicity Chapman strips the last pieces of flesh and sinew from a strip of barramundi skin. "You want to keep the tension really tight, otherwise it just tears," Ms Chapman said. Swapping between a large-handled knife and a scalpel for the more precise work, she uses a process learned entirely through trial and error.