>>>From: Tamara P. Duvall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If the "craft" -- as in "Mensa of the craft world" -- is so odious, how about "Mensa of the Applied Arts" instead? Jay Ekers kindly "resurrected" the term for me (it'd gotten lost in memory) but "Applied arts" would be the term that a book (at any rate, a Polish book translated into English <g>) would use for elaborate and uncommon textiles as well as porcelain, glass, metal and wood work of above-average standard.<<<
At Carnegie Museums, lace et al. is to be found in two places. In the Museum of Natural History, it's in the Anthropology Department. In the Museum of Art, it's in the Department of Decorative Arts. Personally, I prefer "Decorative" to "Applied" Arts. "Applied Arts" makes me think of industrial "arts", like automobile repair, machining--factory stuff. My mind goes directly to the 50s American view of the Soviet Union; all blocky and gray. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>"Lacemaking", instead of "lace" would focus on the *process* not the *product*... That's where Devon's "complex puzzle solving" comes in (I agree with Lorelei: it's a *very good* one). It would also, I think, be more in line with "weaving".<<< For us process people, that's cool. However, some lacemakers make lace to have a product just as much as to do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>If you're looking for slogans, how about "tapestry in monochrome" (at least as regards some of the older laces)? <<< Oog! That brings to my mind a solid-color weaving, rather like those modern art paintings that are monochrome canvases. Bo-o-o-o-ring!!! Robin P. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
