As a lacemaker, who thinks and creates mostly in monochrome, two-dimensional plane, I am always totally amazed how classical music fills the entire space with colours and emotions, and how masterfully it evokes memories and conveys love… Music, like all other creations, starts as an idea in the head of a single man, who despite all odds, puts it on lined paper to record…
In this very unusual year my lace studio wouldn’t have survived without online sales, and I am grateful for every order that I was able to fulfill. I have always preferred live lace events – classes, workshops, exhibitions, artisan markets – because I really enjoy connecting with people and sharing my passion for lace with them. Maintaining online presence is rather difficult for me,…
It’s been lonely in my lace studio lately – the only soul that has kept me a company was my dear friend, the Lace Maiden, who has been with me for twenty years and shared many of my lace adventures. When the local health authorities suggested a physically distant Hallowe’en celebration, I did not have to look far for my substitute. To make the…
When men open their hearts to lovethey become aliveWhen they create from that lovethey become immortal Oh my love for the first time in my lifeMy eyes are wide openOh my love for the first time in my lifeMy eyes can see I see the wind, oh I see the treesEverything is clear in my heartI see the clouds, oh I see the skyEverything…
The summer is over and I think that it will be remembered for a long time. The complete disruption to our life routines threw us all into unknown and uncharted territory. Adventurous people travel for that experience, to have their sense perceptions heightened by unfamiliar environment and stimulated to absorb everything new with acute urgency. This year felt like being on such an unmapped…
The Offering: Red Berries has been accepted to the “Island Wilds” visual arts show at the Ptarmigan Gallery on Pender Island, BC. It is a home island of Thuja Wood Art and its proprietor, Colin Hamilton, who creates frames for my lace. You can find out more about his amazing works from red cedar wood salvaged on the Gulf Islands’ beaches in his blog, facebook…
Give wire lace a try in this easy excercise! Handmade bobbin lace keeps evolving, and many contemporary lacemakers and lace artist use non-traditional materials, such as metal. In the last twenty years wire lace has gained considerable popularity, and more and more lacemakers are attracted to it. Lacemakers who work with fibre are often curious about working with wire: How difficult is it? Can…