Re: [lace] Re:Art Fairs and Designing in PG
Aurelia Loveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a couple of pages (unimaginably helpful!) that a certain K. Blum published 20-odd years ago in, I think, the Australian lace mag, on the subject of nook-pins. If you don't have that, I'll be happy to send it to you (I got her blanket permission a couple of years ago); just let me have your address. sounds like that could be a help to more than Lorri - any chance of posting it to the list or on to a web site? Would your blanket permission cover that? jenny barron Scotland - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Re:Art Fairs and Designing in PG
Yes,I think it would be a blessing to anybody who is into point ground; and I have thanked K. Blum in my heart more times than I can say. But...ridiculous to tell... I don't have her address! Perhaps any Arachnes reading this who know her might help? Aurelia Loveman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a couple of pages (unimaginably helpful!) that a certain K. Blum published 20-odd years ago in, I think, the Australian lace mag, on the subject of nook-pins. If you don't have that, I'll be happy to send it to you (I got her blanket permission a couple of years ago); just let me have your address. sounds like that could be a help to more than Lorri - any chance of posting it to the list or on to a web site? Would your blanket permission cover that? jenny barron - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re:Art Fairs and Designing in PG
Lorri -- I got out my (1999) folder from Pam N's workshop, Designing for Bucks Point. There wasn't anything about rules or pointers, but I thought it was pretty clear what we did. I had a couple of pages of ground, and another couple of pages of freehand designs that I had drawn (leaves, branches, generally abstract floral-type designs). Then I seem to have taken, one by one, some of the floral designs and arranged them on the ground; softened some of the motifs so that they could be done as honeycomb, nook-pins, etc.; erased the ground that lay within the motifs; and lo! a new Bucks pattern, all my own. What do you think? -- Aurelia P.S. I have a couple of pages (unimaginably helpful!) that a certain K. Blum published 20-odd years ago in, I think, the Australian lace mag, on the subject of nook-pins. If you don't have that, I'll be happy to send it to you (I got her blanket permission a couple of years ago); just let me have your address. Did you take that workshop on Designing for Bucks Pt'? I have been wanting to try some and wondered if there are any 'rules or points' to look out for. Does anyone know of books that give pointers on designing in the point ground laces? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re:Art Fairs and Designing in PG
Aurelia and all, I can give a few comments on doing the Art Fairs. I have done several in our NW areas. -First, you must know that it is HARD WORK. The set up and take down is not easy PHYSICAL LABOR. -The hours are long, you would need 2-3 in a booth to just 'man it'. -To be at all 'impressive to the public' you need a very professional appearing booth. This can be expensive! -You need a sizeable inventory of works. -There is usually a rather high entry fee. At least for the better show. I don't mean to say it can't be done it can, but I want people to be aware of the time, $, and effort involved. And this is time and effort that takes away from your lace making time. If anyone still wants to try it, my hat is off to you, go ahead and try. First visit the Fairs you are interested in 'doing' and check out the rules for entry, fees, availability of lighting, size of booth, etc. Many of the better Fairs are 'Juried' which means that you must present your 'wares and booth design' to a committee for acceptance. This usually keeps the quality of the Art higher, depending upon the criteria of the committee. Did you take that workshop on Designing for Bucks Pt'? I have been wanting to try some and wondered if there are any 'rules or points' to look out for. Does anyone know of books that give pointers on designing in the point ground laces? Lorri Apparently these fairs are run much like the state fairs that we all know and don't love -- one-stop shopping takes you past lots and lots of art dealers; much easier than going to art auctions. Seems that there will be a bunch of them in New York this fall: International Art + Design Fair, Oct. 7-11; AAF Contemporary Art Fair (all work priced between $100 and $10,000) at Pier 92, Oct. 27-30; and Modernism (focuses on 20th-century decorative arts and design), Nov. 10-13. Seems to me that a group of lacemakers could put in an appearance, maybe even make something of a splash -- a gentle splash, don't want to scare anybody -- but just to get the public accustomed, at first, to seeing lace occupying the same universe as photography, vases, tapestry, installation-art... Is anybody going to be in New York on any of those dates? By the way, some spiders have been referring to art vs. craft. Somebody even remarked with pride about lowly craftsmanship. I don't think there's any versus about it. Arts and crafts belong to each other; the more skillful our eye and hand (the craftsman in us), the more reach to our designs (the artist in us). Why else do accomplished and experienced lacemakers take workshops and buy books and devote themselves to minutiae of study? I remember with awe and affection that the very last workshop that Pam Nottingham (a stickler for technical perfection if ever there was one!) gave us in this country was called (approximately) Designing for Bucks Point Lace. See you at the Fair! -- Aurelia - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Re:Art Fairs and Designing in PG
Our underlying purpose, remember? is to make lace known to the art world. All I'm suggesting at the moment is that perhaps we can dip a toe in the water; go to a couple of these fairs and see what they're like; talk to people; make our existence known. People think of lace as collars and cuffs. This is what we're trying to change, remember? -- Aurelia I don't mean to say it can't be done it can, but I want people to be aware of the time, $, and effort involved. And this is time and effort that takes away from your lace making time. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
