Travis Louie
, Stella and the Wave of Hair, 2014, acrylic on board, 14 x 11" oval   

Miss Stella spent most of her young life trying to control her hair. It seemed to have had a mind of its own. It all started when she was 9 years old, while working for her father who was a tonic salesman. He was trying to perfect a hair tonic that would give “body” to hair without customers having to apply all manner of additives to their coif to hold it up. He came up with a special tonic that he claimed had magical properties. It would always fall back into place, even after a strong wind or aggressive tussle. Instead of the intended result, the application of this tonic had curious side effects. The hair seemed to come alive and reacted according to the temperament or attitude of its owner. Its shape was affected by emotions. When angry, the hair would become rigid and pointy, when sad, it would drop down, and when happy, the hair would wave as if it were swaying back and forth to music.  Poor Miss Stella was the first and
last person to apply this tonic to her hair.


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