Because You Don’t Want To Get Old (Making Time)
The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon, 2004
One Moment Please, 2002
Wood, muslin, paper, paint, hair, glue
49 panels, 9 x 9 x .75 inches each
For a period in 2001-2002 I set up a table in the studio with paper, hair and glue. Whenever I had a free moment during the day I would "draw" these infinity signs, until I was called away to do whatever activity was necessary to fill my responsibilities as a mother of two. The moment might have lasted five minutes or twenty, depending on how busy our day was.
I used the infinity symbol because no matter how long a moment is on the clock it is still fluid in our experience. It may feel like a second or forever.
Just a Minute, 2002
Wood, muslin, paper, paint, hair, glue
60 panels, 9 x 9 x .75 inches each
Each spiral was done in sixty seconds, using a timer.
Haircuts, 2003
Muslin, padding, paint hair
8 frames, 19 x 19 x 1.75 inches each
Lifeline, 2004
Hair, nails
48 x 48 x .5 inches
For one year I collected hair from around my home. The hair I found was a tangle of my own and that of my husband and two children.
Hair Knot from 9 Hours of Labor with Richard, 2003
Muslin, padding, hair
19 x 19 x 1.75 inches
Haircuts: Maria, Richard, Rosa, Mark, 2003
Muslim, padding, hair
15.75 x 34.5 x 1.75 inches
Trim, 2003
Muslin, paper, hair, tape, glue
80 x 66 inches
Blink of an Eye, 2004
Muslin, paper, paint, hair, glue
Installed along the edge of the doorway (97 x 57 inches) into the gallery
Photos: Aaron Johanson
