Techniques

Hair flowers are created using much longer hair than is needed for the palette or sepia technique.

The hair is wound around a rod and secured with a wire making long lengths of looped hair. The hair is then shaped into petals or leaves.
When several are wired together a flower can be formed and many very large wreaths were made using the hair of many
people. Sometimes a church would make one of all their members, or a family would make one of all the members of the
family, these could get very large and ornate. The picture shown here is a simple one.

There are Four Basic Hair Art Techniques Below are examples of the four techniques Click on the Technique to see more examples The Hair Art I create is made using the Palette and Sepia Techniques
Palette Work Palette work is the most versatile of the techniques. It can make pictures and designs both large and small. The hair is used in a "cut and paste" manner to create designs.
Sepia Painting Sepia painting is using the hair as a painting medium and spread thinly on the background. This picture combines both the sepia technique and the "palette" technique.
Tablework Tablework is created using a table and bobbins with weights. The hair is woven around a form in order to make the shape desired. This bracelet was made using a rod to create a uniform diameter and length.
Hair Flowers Hair flowers are created using much longer hair than is needed for the palette or sepia technique. The hair is wound around a rod and secured with a wire making long lengths of looped hair. The hair is then shaped into petals or leaves. When several are wired together a flower can be formed and many very large wreaths were made using the hair of many people. Sometimes a church would make one of all their members, or a family would make one of all the members of the family, these could get very large and ornate. The picture shown here is a simple one.
Larger Pieces These are pieces that range from smaller music boxes and frames to larger pictures that hang on the wall. They are made sometimes using just one persons hair, and other times using many people's hair.