Susan J. White

Susan J. White

  • crochet
    • Crochet Samples
  • hair work
    • Hair Wall
    • Family Portrait Series
      • Family Portrait Series, 1-4
      • Volin/Bowman Portrait (minus Grace)
      • McCloskey-Taub Portrait
    • Of Many Colors
    • Asha at 15
    • Forgotten Initial
    • Sleeping Beauty
    • Flowers for Gilly
    • Idle Hands
      • Reflections on Idle Hands
  • gut work
    • Gut Lace
    • Gut Lace 2D
    • Original Bobbin Lace
    • Studio, install
  • doily series
  • about
    • CV
    • Statement
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Crochet Samples
2005
Gut, cotton thread, yarn, string, twine, insect pins
82" x 56”

Crochet Samples came about as a tribute to my grandmothers, and as a way to process their deaths. Ironically, I became more interested in crochet when they were too old to answer my technical questions. If it takes a village of grandmothers, I was lucky to borrow a friend’s when she came to visit. Crochet Samples is a variation on a theme. Each site-specific installation is built from the many layers of individual pieces, enjoying the formal play between size, shape, pattern, color, and material.