Thank you so much for expressing why I have not been interested in this discussion!
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 25, 2016, at 5:16 PM, Sandi Woods <tosandiwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I too, along with other lacemakers, have been rather too busy to join this > somewhat ridiculous discussion. Invited to the IOLI Convention in > Indianapolis, I've been teaching some of the techniques that allow for > ideas to be expressed in bobbin lace in a painterly manner. > Is this Art? Dear me, could that mean I'll be accused of teaching Art? > Since when have textiles been excluded from the definition of Art? By > whom? > Most lacemakers that know me and/or my work, know that for me, working with > textiles and other mediums, usually in paint, pastel and pencil, is what I > do as a Fine Artist and as a lacemaker. > (Note: Capital Letters - this makes it altogether more Important) > If I work in silk textiles, does that make me a Fine Artist (2nd class) or > a Lacemaker (1st class)? Why on earth should anyone want to define what I > do anyway? Will it mean they like my lace more if I call myself an Artist > or less, if categorised as a 'mere' lacemaker? > Will it help Devon to decide upon the answer to her question if she knows I > spent many years, at the Government's expense, learning how to 'do' Fine > Art (which, by the way, included textiles in the College prospectus)? > So many questions and none of them really worth a discussion. > If textiles simply aren't 'Art'.........then the Victoria and Albert Museum > in London (and others world-wide) might feel they have some explaining to > do. Has the public been hood-winked for years? > There have been numerous efforts to define what Art actually is, for > decades, for centuries even, and should the definitive answer ever be > found, how would that benefit anyone? > For me, I do what I do. I have ideas and choose what I feel is the best and > most suitable medium to use for their creation. Some may like my finished > pieces, some may not, but I create them nonetheless. The need to create is > like breathing and I don't plan on stopping either anytime soon! > Perhaps Devon et al would like to ponder on the words of Leonardo da Vinci, > "When the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art'. > I couldn't have put it better myself! > Sandi (Just about to untangle myself and find my paintbrush............) > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
