This discussion about modern and/or contemporary lace is coming up on
Arachne every now and then. We all wish that lace is also included in
Arts and not only known as a craft or a hobby. Perhaps we should look
what lace-artists already have accomplished in this. In the Czech
Republic there are lace-artists like Milca Eremiàsovà, in Germany
Gabriele Grohmann, in Holland Els Meeuwsen en Ria de Ruiter.
In Holland we have several groups experimenting in lace and making
beautiful things, which can be considered as art. For instance the
group Experikant. They have a beautiful website: www.experikant.nl
Jeri wrote, that we, lace-makers have to step out and publicize about
lace in i.e. fiber arts magazines. Here in Holland I asked the
publisher of a fiber art magazine, Textiel Plus, why they published
so seldom about lace. The answer was, you have you own magazine.
About lace is published enough in that special magazine.
An other way to make artists aware of lace and the possibilities of
it, is to teach art-students. this spring I gave about 8 lessons
bobbin lace in the art-school of Amsterdam, the Gerrit Rietveld
Academie. I was asked by a teacher Jewelry to do so. Hopefully this
will be continued next season in the Textile-department or for all
students. This way they know a little bit about the technique and its
possibilities and will develop their own way to include bobbin lace
or lace in their work.
The teacher Jewelry included lace in her work to be seen at the site
www.iriseichenberg.nl
She did not make it herself, because she moved to the US directly
after her start in bobbin lace making. She will be teaching next year
in America, so perhaps she will also organize a course bobbin lace at
that art-school
Happy lacing
Gon Homburg
Amsterdam
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