This Ivorian Artist is Creating Stunning Sculptures With Her Hair

IVORY COAST—Fashion designer Laetitia Ky has taken braid art to the next level. Using a mixture of thread, fabric, wire, and wool, the budding artist has come up with jaw-dropping hair sculptures inspired by traditional African hairstyles.

“They were really impressive and artistic. It made me want to use hairstyling as a means of expression,” she says in a NowThis video.

The 21-year-old can sculpt just about anything you can think of. From a map of Africa to hands strumming a guitar. Have a look at some of her creations below:

#kybraids version nattes collés !😍😍😘 #flatbraids #afro #african #braids #wax #ancara #blackgirls #hairstyle #afroart #afrostyle #afropunk #blue

A post shared by KY (@laetitiaky) on Apr 19, 2017 at 11:30am PDT

A post shared by KY (@laetitiaky) on Apr 24, 2017 at 12:29pm PDT

Hello. :-) ! J'espère que vous allez bien Hair by me... #godess #african #africa #roses #flower #braid #haircut #braid #styling #plant #soulpick #art

A post shared by KY (@laetitiaky) on Dec 1, 2016 at 9:17am PST

🎸🎸🎸!!! Let's play !!! #artwork #photography #hairart #guitar #music #hair #havanatwist #braids #styles #afropunk

A post shared by KY (@laetitiaky) on Jun 6, 2017 at 5:46pm PDT

And check out the video below:

This girl creates incredible art - using only her hair pic.twitter.com/Sqy9SiAt69

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) June 24, 2017