Five Happy Things
Lace Like You've Never Seen Before
Think you’ve seen lace before? Not like this! Look what these artists are doing!
Agnes Herczeg makes beautiful portraits, landscapes, and vignettes using incredible lacework techniques. This interview has lots of info about her process, and photos of several finished pieces. Just gorgeous!
I think I’ve shared these beautiful knitted fences before, but I can’t find it so it must have been on my old newsletter that didn’t have archives. No matter - it’s totally worth sharing again! Anne Eunson knitted her garden fence! And then the Shetland Textile Museum asked her to knit one for them. (Another reason to visit the Shetlands!) Click through to see a photo of the artist with her giant knitting needles. 😳 I’m just learning how to knit (working on my first project) and this just blows my mind.
This Dutch company makes chainlink/lace fences, which are lovely when used as actual fences, and jaw-droppingly beautiful when used as a ceiling! Click through to see more photos of other projects.
NeSpoon is a Polish artist who has covered buildings throughout Europe with giant lace murals. So beautiful! One thing that I especially love is the way she uses shadow to make it look like a doily has actually been draped over the building - it’s not just like a lace stencil. You can see close-up images in this article. See her website here, and follow her on Instagram here.
Speaking of using lace as a stencil, here’s a project you can do yourself that does exactly that! Aren’t they pretty?
Find all the other posts about inspiring art and awesome creativity here.
Enjoy!
Best,
Wendi
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Ooh! D, who used to knit during meetings, much to the bewildered consternation of some of the tech dudes he worked with, was introduced to tatting by a coworker making his daughter a mail shirt. (He was tatting fine wire - it was gorgeous.) I started learning tatting to make lace but it's fiddlier than knitting by far and I can only do simple knitting so I set it aside... Now at minimum I'm going to do the stepping stone project but this might be a good excuse to put "try tatting again" on the calendar!! How beautiful! Thank you for sharing these. At the very least I want to be able to knit or make lace well enough to yarn bomb a tree ...🧶