Protect Me (2008)Fabric, yarn, beads, stones, cooldrink can metal, hair extension fibre
DetailHere are pics of one of my entries for Vuleka. As I said previously, I didn't take any pics of the other, so that will have to wait until I get it back in early October.
Looking at the pics above evokes a curious reaction in me: "Did I make that? Where did I get that idea from?" Perhaps because it was made a couple of mood cycles ago, by a different me(?) Well, no matter, I'm intrigued with the possibilities of the new media and this is the first in a series. Never done series before, so that should be interesting.
I was standing in front of the hair extension fibres in Clicks, choosing colours, when a school friend of my daughter's came up to buy some as well. I could SEE her puzzled brain trying to process what on earth I could possibly be doing there.
I didn't explain. It just causes more bewilderment...
I think hair extensions are just too beautiful. Why don't they make the fibre in blond? But I've been told by a hairdresser that my hair is too straight and too fine, and they'd just slip out; you need curl to hold them in place and as soon as my hair reaches 5cm in length, it succumbs to gravity and falls over. :( Perhaps if I had a tight perm first(?) And people use hot irons to flatten their hair...? Hey, let's swop! :)
Gosh, we're a strange species...
Looking at the pics above evokes a curious reaction in me: "Did I make that? Where did I get that idea from?" Perhaps because it was made a couple of mood cycles ago, by a different me(?) Well, no matter, I'm intrigued with the possibilities of the new media and this is the first in a series. Never done series before, so that should be interesting.
I was standing in front of the hair extension fibres in Clicks, choosing colours, when a school friend of my daughter's came up to buy some as well. I could SEE her puzzled brain trying to process what on earth I could possibly be doing there.
I didn't explain. It just causes more bewilderment...
I think hair extensions are just too beautiful. Why don't they make the fibre in blond? But I've been told by a hairdresser that my hair is too straight and too fine, and they'd just slip out; you need curl to hold them in place and as soon as my hair reaches 5cm in length, it succumbs to gravity and falls over. :( Perhaps if I had a tight perm first(?) And people use hot irons to flatten their hair...? Hey, let's swop! :)
Gosh, we're a strange species...
4 comments:
Oh you clever, clever, brilliant artist!!! Wish I could hug you. What is the size, Karen? A series is wonderful because you take what you like from one piece and springboard to the next, expanding upon, contracting, adding new elements.
I measured it for the competition and then threw my papers away. I am hopeless with this kind of thing and am trying to learn (remember!) to capture those kinds of details. It's roughly, very roughly about 40cm across and about 70cm down.
You are so inspiring, you know! I'm still waking up here and normally one shouldn't post online until fully awake, but this is my own blog :) and that's what I think. Did you have art training?
No art training and when my mom went to the art college to check it out there were too many weirdos for her liking ... and that was that.
Love this. And love seeing that you are blogging.
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