Soft Sculpture
Hairy Oracle (Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man)
Sewn and embroidered soft sculpture
14 x 14 x 36 inches
2017
This piece is in a series of self-portraits. The figure features a large rope of hair (made of wigs and yarn) that is tied in a form of Japanese erotic bondage. The sculpture's suede skin surface is covered in rashes of sequins, pom-pom boils, and velvet cuts.