I found this work by Eileen O'Rourke in the Cornerhouse gallery, line 'drawings' on fabric (which I have found out to be sections of bed sheets) held in embroidery hoops made with human hair that has been collected and dyed. I particularly like the subtlety in colour and line, how delicate the drawing appears to be. The drawins remind me of a kind of web of lines, which is similar to the way I think that tree branches look. I would like to create my own drawings exploring this delicate intricacy. When asked about her drawings, she has said that the lines are accidentally and that she removes her "authority" of make making. She will allow the hair to move in its own way around the 'page'. The use of bedsheets and hair unintentionally provokes thoughts of the body.
More conventional drawings from Eileen O'Rourke:
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