I am glad to see that the campaign has taken root in the Pacific Northwest and in London. Volunteers needed for Saint-Tropez. No, on second thought, I'll take Saint-Tropez. Tamara raised an interesting question about whether wire lace is more noticeable than fiber lace, although Sue Babbs seems to think that fiber lace is very effective when it is on a hand that writes checks. Probably a valid observation. I hate to say it, but I do think there is some merit to the concept that wire lace may be more likely to attract the eye of that portion of the public that wears only black. I think they are constantly trawling for interesting jewelry pieces and scarves to display on themselves and I am not sure that they are mentally programmed (yet) to be thinking about a modern lace addition to the wardrobe. Perhaps the wire lace will be the doorway to appreciation of modern lace generally. In fact, Lenka even says that she had been working in fiber and receiving virtually no notice as an artist. Then she switched to wire and was suddenly taken much more seriously. I mentioned this to a textile conservator and she flew into a rage talking about how paintings conservators make much more money than textile conservators. Let's face it, textiles seem to suffer from some massive and unfair discrimination. Tamara also points out that it is a pity that I am not rich and famous and that Julia Roberts' chest probably gets a lot of attention. This is true. Even my friend Sarah, who appears in the photo at Centolire, pointed out that it should be my daughter, a natural born trendsetter, who should be wearing modern lace if we really want this campaign to take off, not me. I don't know what to do about this. Should we all be giving modern lace to the young and beautiful in our circle of acquaintances? Devon
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