hair painting

i am very excited to say that i made my first piece of my “body” series today!!

the first of at least 5 works was painting with my hair using india ink.

i had to buy 20 2.5 oz. bottles of india ink

(because that’s the only size i could find)

to ensure my hair would be totally soaked.

this was the first time i have used india ink so i thought the consistency of it would be thicker.

turned out i bought way more than i really needed because it was quite thin

(all well, i want to make another one anyways!).

instead of using canvas like i usually do,

i bought a 10 yard roll of arches paper and had it shipped to my house.

paper is something i have never worked on,

but i thought the ink would sit better on paper than canvas.

i measured out 8 feet of paper and got to work!

(p.s. i know how awful i look. it was a messy job!)

and done!

the final product!

i am sooo happy with how it turned out!

i thought about going over it a second time, but i think it looks perfect just how it is.

all it needs is to be framed,

which may cost a small fortune.

especially if i decide to do another 🙂

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and then came the cleanup process.

i was sure the ink would come out of my hair,

but it took a lot longer than expected….

my hair after one wash…

it started to turn a little green and gray.

so i went home and shampooed it 4 more times

and it’s almost all gone.

thank goodness!!

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if you have comments, suggestions, etc. i would love to hear!