Hair Jewel #5 Size:5 x 4 Inches "This series takes the Victorian

"This series takes the Victorian women's practice of sentimental hairwork as its jumping-off point

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This newest piece by TJ is currently on display at Bar Olivino at 899 Fulton Street

Slowly I began collecting clothes–sometimes decades old–that had languished unworn in the backs of closets

Hair Jewel #5 Size:5 x 4 Inches "This series takes the Victorian"This series takes the Victorian women's practice of sentimental hairwork as its jumping off point. For the Victorians, mourning was a very public act. Rather than a private emotion or an embarrassment, grief was a popular motif for the arts and fashion. What strikes modern sensibilities as mawkish and overly sentimental behavior was, at the time, considered proof of a person's sincerity and morality. Ornamental hairwork, painstakingly crafted from