Old Wise Trees in Australia and Germany

December 2, 2023 It’s always exciting when a new Old Wise Tree reaches my email inbox, and this month it was not one but four beautiful lace creations!  They were perfectly timed, arriving in November, when the real trees in Vancouver present a spectacular display of colours before revealing delicate lacework of their bare branches. The new lace trees added even more beauty to…

Exhibition, September 2-3, 2023

I am happy to share the news about an upcoming exhibition “Art in the Wash” in Port Washington on Pender Island (British Columbia, Canada) on Labour Day weekend. Colin Hamilton, an amazing artist and artisan wood worker, who makes the custom cedar wood frames for my lace, invited me join him and his friend, sculptor Stan Oglov, for a weekend show on their home…

Four Seasons of Old Wise Trees in UK

Free Old Wise Tree Pattern in Four Seasons – original interpretation by Catherine Lillie, UK

Old Wise Tree in Galicia, Spain

An Old Wise Tree has grown in Spain. It is so nice to see the first interpretation of the theme from a country with such long and rich lacemaking tradition. Over the centuries, Spanish lace has introduced many original designs featuring bold patterns, colours and textures. Fine craft of lace is still very much alive in the country, and highly skilled Spanish lacemakers are…

Old Wise Tree in Virrat, Finland

Another Old Wise Tree has grown! This time in Finland, a country renowned for its stunning nature with forests covering more than seventy-five per cent of the land area. There must be a lot of old wise trees there!  Thanks to Pia Särkänlahti, we get to see one made in lace.  And what a wonderful interpretation ot the Old Wise Tree theme it is!…