art > Hair Portraits | 2010

ANGELA
Artist's Hair & Wood
12x12x3/4 (inches)
GRACE
Artist's Hair & Wood
12x12x3/4 (inches)
LAURYN
Artist's Hair & Wood
12x12x3/4 (inches)

I use my hair to recreate popular portraits of my hair role models. A small number of woman artist and activist who wore their hair unaltered from its original texture. They were able to identify that the texture of their hair strengthened the impact of their individual message. For me they were the role models that fortified my self-esteem, and legitimized my hair presentation decisions.