{"id":7555,"date":"2014-02-03T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/?p=7555"},"modified":"2025-09-15T16:10:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T20:10:33","slug":"book-artist-of-the-month-diane-jacobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.herringbonebindery.com\/blog\/2014\/02\/03\/book-artist-of-the-month-diane-jacobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Artist of the Month: Diane Jacobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TheBlackHole-DianeJacobs\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The Black Hole<\/em><\/a> is an intimate miniature accordion that explores the personal issues one may feel about body hair and so of, course it includes a surprise hairball at the end. The accordion can be read on either side and is letterpress printed with wooden covers and a parchment strap. This artist book was created in an edition of 45 by Diane Jacobs<\/a> back in 2003.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"TheBlackHole2-DianeJacobs\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In your work, you demonstrate the versatility of hair as a medium by forming hairballs, felted shapes and using full locks of hair to loose strands. Do you enjoy manipulating hair one way more than another?
<\/strong>I love to roll my own hair into balls. It is very easy because of it being curly and relatively fine. But I discovered that I can pretty much roll anyone\u2019s hair into a ball. I like comparing different hair color and texture in the ball form. I like the association of a hairball being something else when put in a different context such as the hairballs in the gum ball\u00a0machine. I also enjoy weaving hair in the combs to spell out words.<\/p>\n

\"HairChart-DianeJacobs\"<\/a> \"Tails-DianeJacobs\"<\/a> \"Combs-DianeJacobs\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I noticed you only use hair with natural color. Do you avoid artificially colored hair for a reason?
<\/strong>I am sure some of the hair I use is dyed. Personally I have always liked the natural \u00a0color of someone\u2019s hair. I have used a bit of blue hair but that has been the only really artificially colored hair I have in my massive collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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