Lyn feels that there was very little official fostering of crafts in the US, as opposed to England, and I think she may be right. Most of these crafts are not considered heritage items in the US. (Maybe quilting is.)
One thing that is mentioned in Andrea Plumâs article was that there were a lot of pretty colored publications. Maybe we were reading these publications in the US. Several people have mentioned womenâs magazines, and Golden Hands. Andrea Plum also says that âthe 1970s craft revival can also be linked to changes in fine art ideology at this time. Contemporary art in the twentieth century was largely defined by the rise of conceptualism, which gave precedence to ideas over making. The art historian Edward Lucie-Smith provided a critical context for the craft revival in his text. The Story of Craft (1980) arguing that the renewed interest in craft was a result of changes in fine at: âthere began to appear a hunger for physical virtuosity in the handing of materials, something which many artists were no longer happy to provide.ââ This also resonates a bit with what people have been saying, for instance Adeleâs observation that people were sick of the 1960s aesthetic. Devon Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: lynrbai...@supernet.com Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2018 12:08 PM To: lace@arachne.com Subject: [lace] Lace Revival of the 1970s There is a big difference between either side of the Pond. On the Eastern side there was frequently a relative who made lace. One knew of its existence, usually. It was around. You might have had to look for it, but it was there. In the United States, certainly, one didn't know what it was. No one did it. That being said, I'm sure someone did it, but so few as to be the exception to the rule. As travel across the Pond became more common with ordinary people, exposure increased, and at least two Americans learned the basics in England and brought the enthusiasm home. I have heard that Holly would sit on a corner in downtown Ithaca making lace. The other difference is that it appears that on the Eastern side, crafts, especially traditional ones practiced in the area were fostered officially. There is very, very little of that in the US. When I'm sitting making lace in America, people ask what I am doing, unless they are Canadian. I will never forget working on my travel pillow at Heathrow and a young woman ask me what kind of lace I was making. That's the difference. "My email sends out an automatic message Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." - 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/
