> Aurelia wrote: But my main argument is exactly NOT to value lace as > just another fiber art! > > Fiber art qualifies as art in my book. >
I don't want to downgrade our lace in any way, and certainly I do think there are many wonderful lace works of art which our modern lacemakers are producing. However, I am darn sure my lace is **not** art. I think it is beautiful, and I love it. I hope that I make my lace in the most craftmanlike (in the very best sense of the word, and something to be proud of) way. I won't go into a long list of why I think this is so, for my lace, except that for me an essential ingredient of art is orginality in the creation. So far that is not a quality I seem to be capable of. So for a moment, accept my evaluation of my lace as craft, not art (no reflection on anyone else's lace). Why should not my lace be valued, according to the standard of craftsmanship? Or anything else that we produce by hand -- knitted or crocheted, embroidered, sewn, etc.? It's too bad that "craft" and "craftsmanship" has come to have such a lowly status -- if you read some of the old books, it used to be one of the most valued of characteristics. Just my two cents worth, and wondering why, Carolyn Hastings Stow, MA USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
