I asked similar questions to my friend, who is a friend of the artist
and this is what she wrote: "I do know that she's been visiting
curators of lace around England (V&A, Costume Museum in Bath, Bowes
Museum, Topsham Museum in Exeter) and has been allowed to draw from
their collections. " The artist is not home at the moment, but when she
is, my friend is going ask her to email me and I'll see what I can find
out. If she really does draw each thread, line by line, I think it
would be faster to make the lace! I wonder why she does it?
On Friday, April 13, 2007, at 04:03 PM, bevw wrote:
Very interesting concept, and thought provoking. I wonder if the artist
is a lacemaker too. Does she copy existing lace as woven textile, or as
an image. Does she put a pin in the original to mark her place, if
having to leave the work for awhile. The artist has excellent drafting
skills.
Thanks for sharing the site, Margot.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
Visit the Seaspray Guild of Lacemakers web site:
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/quinbot
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