Leave it to you, Tess, to come up with an excellent model of how to raise awareness. It is an excellent way to start. Although lace bombing is another way to put lace in front of the public, and, hopefully, get people wondering what it is. Almost any way to put handmade lace in front of the public is a good thing, from a single person making lace on a busy corner, to encouraging museums to exhibit the lace they have.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, now New Orleans Louisiana, USA where it is warm and a bit muggy. They are hoping for no more rain. Tess wrote: So here's what is happening in Portland, Maine. > >First, I asked if they had any lace in their collections. My request went >through several people until one found that yes, a collection of lace had been >donated years ago by a prominent citizen. But it hadn't been properly indexed >(or whatever they do in museums) so they didn't think there was much of >interest. I suggested that there was an active lace group in the area, and >could we please set up a day to view some of the collection? It took several >months for the idea to jell, and they finally photographed all the lace >collection, sent it to me by email, and finally chose eighteen pieces to view. > The woman who showed it to us was one of the behind the scenes staff, not a >fancy curator. > >But it continues. Now my idea is to expand the research I have been asked to >do on one portrait into first the information on that portrait, and then--how >about a gallery talk on lace in costume? That should open a few eyes! The >point is, you start with where the people are, and then expand on that. >Draping lamp posts in lace just brings temporary laughs. > "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
