mem_somervilleThis week Maggie Hensel-Brown, an Australian #NeedleLace artist, revealed the complete #CommunityLacemaking project final installation at a museum.
400 lacemakers from around the world sent her leaves, which she assembled. Here's a look at it.
She crafted the open hands at the bottom, then stitched and beaded between the contributed leaves--some are gorgeous and some are clearly wonky beginner ones--into a huge funnel shape rising from the hands.
#Lace is not dead.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C8BaQdLSZNd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
@maggiehenselbrown on Instagram: "๐RADIANCE๐ The community lacemaking project. ๐๐๐ From October 2023 to March 2024, more than 400 of you made these gorgeous little leaves and sent them to me from all over the world. ๐๐๐ It was SUCH an honour to hold, arrange and join all of those thousands of stitches. I got to meet so many new people, sit with you all, stitch with you all, and read all of your beautiful letters that came with the leaves. ๐๐๐ It really feels like each leaf has an imprint of each maker. So many new and experienced needle lacemakers. With mathematic precision, expressive wonky threads, all kinds of beautiful responses. All of the conversations shared over your samplers all woven into the piece. ๐๐๐ Itโs also just SO exciting to hear how many of you used the project to make your very first piece of needle lace, and are embarking on your own new projects. ๐๐๐ Itโs not a dying art, itโs living and breathing and growing and changing. ๐๐๐ Thank you all SO MUCH! New friends, old friends, family, everyone. It was an overwhelming and amazing experience bringing this piece into the world. ๐๐๐ Itโs up at @australiandesigncentre as a part of LACED, in Sydney until July 20th. More venues to come."
796 likes, 62 comments - maggiehenselbrown on June 9, 2024: "๐RADIANCE๐ The community lacemaking project. ๐๐๐ From October 2023 to March 2024, more than 400 of you made these gorgeous little leaves...".
