Punthoed van groen bouclé c. 1943 - 1947

This green bouclé hat, named 'Punthoed van groen bouclé’ by Suzanne Talbot, sits almost weightlessly on its wire frame. I find myself imagining the maker and the making of the hat. What was Suzanne thinking as she coaxed the fabric into its pointed form? I think of Eva Hesse and her use of industrial materials, as well as the work of other textile artists who work with found and repurposed fabrics. The material itself—bouclé—has a nubby, almost unruly texture that Talbot has managed to tame into a sleek, geometric shape. I wonder what conversations she was having with other artists, and if those influenced her artistic decisions. I imagine the studio as a site of experimentation and exchange, where ideas are constantly being tested and refined. As Talbot stitched and shaped the fabric, she must have considered not only the hat’s function but also its form and meaning. It’s a conversation between the hand, the material, and the idea, a way of thinking through making.