(I changed the Subject, so this will be archived under artist's name.) Manca is an Architect, whose early lacemaking, is sometimes influential in her chosen career.
Wow! Thank you Jeanette in South Africa and Malvary in Canada. I hope those trying to inspire the younger generations to make lace will share this and other pages offered by Mantzalin. For 2 hours, I've been happily looking at these sites and writing for you. Will our Arachne critter experts share whether a firefly is the same as a lightening bug (which flies)? I have annual guests who visit my rural Maine home and we pray for a clear dark night (not too much moonlight) so they can photograph the Heavens. When we go out to capture these images, lightening bugs (that is what I was taught they were) flutter around us like tiny blinking stars. It is quite special. So is seeing a lace firefly at: http://design.mantzalin.com This address offers 3 pages of design inspiration. Click on any photo to learn more. On page 2 (choice of page offered at bottom of each page) be sure to look at the Lost Tower of Antwerp Cathedral. That spiral of lace continues upward to infinity. This contemporary image of this cathedral reminds me of the incredibly detailed version by lace maker Frie Wuytack of Belgium. It is shown in her 2nd and 3rd books, "Lace with a Touch of Humor" and "From Image to Imagination". Her traditional detailed lace cathedral with surrounding neighborhood is at least 4 feet tall. (I am still looking for Frie's book #1 in paper format, if anyone would like to part with it.) Back to Mantzalin, on page 3, I clicked on the magenta-colored lace and learned Slovenia claims to have the largest shopping complex in the EU! Nice for OIDFA members to know. Also, on page 3 at bottom left, is an image for the Three Art Academies in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Looking at the details, and the layers of architectural drawings reminded that lace can be made in layers. Why not try it? Perhaps an ornament in Christmas colors? Jane Atkinson, one of our members, offers layered bobbin lace instructions, starting on page 8 of her "Contemporary Lace for You" book. Follow the links at top of Page 1 for more contemporary lace inspiration. Be sure to look at the Blog, to see: 1. A bobbin lace lamp made of optical fiber. 2. Crochet covers for headphones to cover damaged original spongy covers. You'll think of other uses for crochet covers! 3. Recent use of a map of Slovenia that owner of blog realized she had designed 20 years before. 4. 1930's(?) posed picture of English lacemakers using an antique candle-lit lamp stand. 5. Hand knitted playground (what a delightful idea) 6. Can you learn to make lace in a week, recommends the amusing http://52todo.com/tag/bobbin-lace Etc. So, go a step further and feast your eyes! Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Library In a message dated 11/4/2014 8:28:23 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, malva...@sympatico.ca writes: Pictures of this lace were just posted on Facebook. The maker is Manca Ahlin who will be one of the lecturers on OIDFA Congress 2016 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Manca lives and works in New York. She grew up in Žiri, one of the most important Slovene lace making centres, known for its exquisite lace makers. Manca learned lace making as a little girl and now she is using this knowledge in her work also. The link is another example of her work http://www.gladstonehotel.com/hard-twist/hard-twist-9-fibre-optics-manca-ahl in-firefly/ Malvary in Ottawa, who hasn't been to New York to see this. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
