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
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Doily Series, 8-point
2019
Pencil on mylar
8” round

Based on my collection of family doilies, this series translates the textile process into drawings and paintings on mylar, focusing on the actions of making and marking from two different time periods – then and now. These works develop slowly, meditatively, through the build up of brush strokes and pencil marks, in the way that a doily is made, a stitch at a time. Not only do I want to capture the look of the humble cotton thread, but also pay homage to the labor, skill, and memory of the makers’ hands that came before me.