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

but now is given new life as an heirloom piece of furniture

The shelving unit is 68

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