----- Original Message ----- From: Clay Blackwell <[email protected]>
>And yes, it would be interesting to know how many people actually follow up on >the interest sparked at demonstrations...but in the long run, we have to just >*do* it (demonstrate), in order for the art to survive. Followup is often unknown. My lacemaking interest came from seeing a demo, but it was 18 months later when I actually started my first class. That demonstrator would not have known that her demo brought in a new person if she hadn't been the one to teach that first class. I was not even aware lace could be made by hand before I saw that demo. When I got started, it didn't take long for lace to become my favorite creative activity. Demos often just sow seeds that may take months or years to sprout. Have faith and keep sowing those seeds. Some will sprout, sometime. Alice in Oregon ... where fog and frozen fog have hung for days. Tomorrow it will warm up and rain again. - 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/
