For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Some weeks ago I saw a documentary film about Martha Cooper and how passionate she is about street graffiti. Only then did I really notice graffiti. I was amazed at what I discovered in my city and what… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 16 – Street Graffiti
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Lace Design Technique 15 – Hardware
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. What does hardware, of all things, have to do with lace? Well, directly probably nothing, but there are similar problems. For example, if you want to put a lot of conducting paths on a board, the question is… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 15 – Hardware
Lace Design Technique 14 – Kid’s Pictures
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Children’s pictures have their own magic. Not for nothing have many artist been inspired by them. I can remember that at that time I simply drew without giving a thought to whether the picture would be “good”. It’s… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 14 – Kid’s Pictures
Lace Design Technique 13 – The Land
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. There is one drawback to lace making. You have relatively little movement. Therefore, I have always looked with some envy at “land art” artists like Andy Goldsworthy. They pursue their art in nature, are in the fresh air… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 13 – The Land
Lace Design Technique 12 – Coffee Games
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. In 2016, I stumbled across the book “The Coffemonsters Book” by Stefan Kuhnigk. The coffee monsters excited me right away and since I’m also a coffee drinker, I had to try it out right away. Of course, not… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 12 – Coffee Games
Lace Design Technique 11 – Illusion
German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Illusions have interested me for a long time. So I was very excited when there was a design course on the subject by Barbara Corbet . It was from this course that I got the idea of approaching the subject… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 11 – Illusion
Lace Design Technique 10 – Integration
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Collages represent for me the integration of the most diverse elements to a new whole. A fascinating process that builds on the abundance of material that surrounds us. Let’s start! Instruction Today you need a magazine or otherwise… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 10 – Integration
Lace Design Technique 09 – At Random
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. I got to know this technique during Lockdown 2020, when I took part in an online course on “urban sketching” with Gerhard Marquard. When you are out and about, houses are always a motif. With this exercise you… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 09 – At Random
Lace Design Technique 08 – Symmetry
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. I can’t remember the first time I tried this technique. Probably in kindergarten. When I came across it again and started experimenting with it, my head got in the way, wanting to set the colors in a planned… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 08 – Symmetry
Lace Design Technique 07 – Roll the dice
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. It must have been ages since I bought a dice game from Ralf Senftleben. (As far as I know it is not available anymore). The game was mainly about self-knowledge and exchange. Two dice were used to determine… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 07 – Roll the dice