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
Hair Wall
2003-2008
Human hair, animal hair and fur, thread, insect pins, buttons, wire, metal, wax
Dimensions vary, here 78"x 117"

Hair Wall is an attempt to capture individual personality and the passing of time.  It explores a variety of approaches to wrapping up my hair collection, gathered over a decade from friends and family. In an earlier version, which had about 200 pieces, each was labeled with the date cut and its owner’s name. As many of my own haircuts are included, the installation, now four rows of 20, is interspersed with smaller “self-portraits,” documenting moments and narratives from this ten-year period of my life.