mini portfolio

inspired by life drawing

Jessica Harrison

I came across this artist and I am amazed by these furnature pieces she has created. She describes on her website that the materials she uses are 'mixed media'. The grotesque introduction of boderly hair suggests that the leathery fabric that drapes these minature furnashings could only be human skin. For me this work brings up suggestions of 'The Texas chainsaw massacre' and 'Saw'. I really enjoy looking at these pieces once the instant shock of grusome human skin is put to the back of my mind. In fact i like the idea that human skin may be used in this way, it really exposes the use of leather and how we can remove the notion that when we sit on our leather sofas, it is actually the skin of an animal that touches our clothed bodies.

New dress

Made a bracelet

 

 

Thread wrapping hair.

dip dye hair

After having my hair dark brown for so long i fancied a change, so decided to embrace summer early and get a dip dye. It took four dyes to complete, but I'm very happy with the results.

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