For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. I don’t know why, but I like the word wilderness. However, I only ever associate wilderness with the wilds of nature. But then my challenge sparring partner Jane, founder of Bobbin & Wire, came up with the suggestion… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 18 – Wilderness
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Lace Design Technique 17 – Passage of Time
For the German version please scoll down. This post is part of the Lace Design Challenge 2022. Time – what an exciting topic. Some years ago I came across a book about the different ways in which time is handled in different cultures. Since then, there are dates in our family that go something like… Continue reading Lace Design Technique 17 – Passage of Time
Lace Design Technique 16 – Street Graffiti
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
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