I have found that lacefairy (http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/ID/Halas.html or
http://lace.lacefairy.com/Lace/International/BPhungary.html) has a few
butterflies that will allow enlargement and have the three fish in the lower
right wing, at least on my browser. The first web page doesn't load
correctly on my browser but the butterflies are accessible. These appear to
be the same butterflies on both webpages.
This image has them bottom center:
http://www.huembwas.org/gb/euopenhouse/2009/Halas%20lace5.jpg
But here is the place to go; http://www.halasicsipke.hu/start_eng.html
HTH
Pat T.
-----Original Message-----
From: Earl & Ruth Johnson
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 7:12 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [lace] Halas Lace
I had the privilege of viewing a collection of Halas lace here in Ottawa
when
there was a special exhibition sponsored by the Hungarian Embassy. Words
cannot adequately describe the beauty, quality and "feeling" of the work. I
was not aware that fish were the signature of the lacemakers. Does anyone
have a close-up photo to show what these fish motifs look like? Are the
fish
always grouped together or can they be scattered throughout the piece?
At the time of the exhibition (in 2009?) it was said that there are only a
handful of aging lacemakers currently doing this art and that no younger
people have started to learn it. I wonder if this is still the case? It
was
interesting to learn that the lacemakers are employed by the government to
produce pieces to be presented to distinguished visitors.
Ruth Johnson
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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