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
  • contact
Gut Lace
2011, University of WI, Madison
Gut, hair, thread, paper
8' x 16'

The works seen here show my continued exploration of the relationship between the handmade and the body, creating art that derives meaning from both process and material. Based on one of my great-grandmother’s linens, Gut Lace scales up the lace design into an 8' x 16’ floor piece. Its continuous one-line involves hair and gut in a new process that infuses the actions of my body (and the body materials of others) into a work that pays homage to both labor of process and the memories of bodies absent.