Lyn made a comment, that perhaps only I got, that she thought that the Back to Earth movement had a lot to do with it. She discounts the Bi-Centennial. However, there was a huge call for crafters during the Bi-Centennial. I participated in the making of a quilt to commemorate Rockland Country (New York History) and demonstrated at the re-enactment of the Battle of Stony Point. However the Back to Earth movement was very present as well. I still have Alicia Bay Lauralâs book Living on Earth, and Native American Funk and Flash. Not that long ago I saw both of these tomes at an exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design, along with examples from a contest (that I remembered) that was sponsored by Levi Strauss and that involved embroidering blue jeans. The quality of the embroidery was spectacular, and so vibrant. In fact, there was a garment by Jill Nordfors Clark in this exhibit, actually connecting one of our American needle lace artists with this movement. I was in heaven. It was quite amazing to see someone collect these artifacts, many still in my âlace roomâ as part of an historical phenomenon. (Feeling old.) In fact, I embroidered my own denim shirt with animals and war medals when I was a teenager, sort of like Native American Funk and Flash, and my daughter has claimed it. Devon
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