Hair Raising

Hair Raising is an exhibition running at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art featuring art made of, and about, human hair. The exhibition identity was designed and hand-sewn by Sandy Suffield, using the hair from several willing volunteers in the design studio. The technique is one that Sandy has made her own and will feature on an upcoming range of Howies T-shirts and sweatshirts. The other examples shown are from a piece using cotton thread on a paper bag to illustrate a quote from her big sister, then aged four. It broke a two week silence after moving from England to the U.S. in 1970 and was delivered in a broad Californian accent.

Gary Butcher
Posted on Friday, 17th of February 2006 Permalink Comment (1)