Hairpin (J176)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Louise Slater
Title
Hairpin
Made in
Birmingham
Date
1984
Description
Narrow black rod culminating in a semi-circle with white and black wire threaded through, attached to a fan-shaped blue piece of plastic.
Materials and techniques
Laminated formica, machine-cut and hand polished. Thin PVC card - scored with a scalpel and pleated. Plastic rod. Each piece is drilled and tied together with a synthetic tennis racket string.
Dimensions
length: 27.5cm
width: 15cm
Object number
J176
Category
References
Crafts magazine (March/April 1994)
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Hairpin, Louise Slater, 1984, Crafts Council Collection: J176. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.
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Hairpin, Louise Slater, 1984, Crafts Council Collection: J176. Photo: Todd-White Art Photography.
Maker's statement
Until recently I have just been working with PVC but it is a fragile material when scored and thus limiting, so I have started to use the formica with it which complements and strengthens it. This piece is held together entirely by the string and is one of the first I have made. I am developing a range of necklaces and pins in a similar way.