Re: [lace] Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques

2018-02-23 Thread Sue Babbs
Thanks, Devon That answers a lot of the questions I had about this exhibit. It was good in particular to see that the exhibit will go ahead anyway – it is rather the scale of it that is in question. As I participated in the crocheting of the Urchins I would be very excited to see them in this

RE: [lace] Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques

2018-02-23 Thread DevonThein
Dear Sue, A similar question was asked by Alice earlier in the week. I put it to the Director of the Hunterdon Art Museum and this was her answer. “We keep very good records of every donation - how much, from whom, etc.  The Museum has  software specifically for tracking donations.  It's

Re: [lace] Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques

2018-02-23 Thread Sue Babbs
Hi Devon Do you have a sense of how much money is still needed to fund the exhibition at the Hunterdon, and what happens to the funds if they don't get enough for the exhibition to go ahead? One of the things I liked about the recent kickstarter for the Massachusetts historical society book

[lace] Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques

2018-02-20 Thread DevonThein
Fellow Spiders, In response to Jeri’s request, I would like to share my excitement about the exhibit Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques. As the Lace Study Editor of the Bulletin of the International Organization of Lace, I have been writing reviews of any and all

[lace] Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques

2018-02-19 Thread Jeri Ames
I have just privately sent a request to Devon to please write to Arachne subscribers about the exhibit she is curating - Lace, not Lace: Contemporary Fiber Art from Lacemaking Techniques.     There are probably subscribers on Arachne who do not know that this lace exhibit