Es ist Mal wieder langes Klöppelwochenende. Mein Ziel: das Projekt von der angenagten (Shubia ist Schuld) grünen Platte auf die kariert bezogene umziehen. Der Schal ist inzwischen ca 70 cm lang.
#klöppeln #bobbinlace #lacemakers #klöppelspitzen #handarbeit #regenbogen

By Polish artist NeSpoon @nes.nespoon at 13 Whitehouse Street, Aberdeen, Scotland in April 2023 as part of @nuartaberdeen festival. Photos taken April 2025.
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'I was lucky enough to meet one of the lace makers from the Bon Accord Bobbins Lace Group from Aberdeen, the wonderful Evelyn Currie... In my mural design for Aberdeen, I used one of her lace projects as an inspiration, depicting a Scottish thistle. The Scottish thistle is the national flower of Scotland, a symbol of pride and resilience of the locals.

The history of lace making in Scotland goes back over 300 years. It was not until the middle of the eighteenth century that Anne, Duchess of Hamilton, who saw lace makers at work when travelling on the Continent, decided to provide employment for the women of her own country by introducing the art of lace making. The Duchess brought over women from France and had them teach the girls in her schools how to make “bunt lace,” as it was called.' @nes.nespoon

"The heart of my work is ceramic street art. Why lace? Good question. I’ve never liked lace. Before I started working with it, I thought lace was something outdated. Today it seems to me that each lace harbours harmony, balance and a sense of natural order. Isn’t that just what we are all searching for instinctively? Lace patterns began to interest me when I started working in ceramics. This is one of the most popular ways to decorate dishes all over the world. You push the lace onto fresh clay and this is how the pattern is created. One day I thought that these motifs are beautiful on their own, they don’t need an excuse such as a plate or a mug to exist. I started to make such no-purpose lace objects and glue them somewhere on the streets.” @nes.nespoon
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Artist website: https://nespoon.art
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#aberdeen #acrylic #aerosol #artinthestreets #fewandfarwomen #globalstreetart #graffitiart #insearchofstreetart #jj_urbanart #lace #laceart #lacemakers #mural #muralfestival #nuartaberdeen #polishartist #public