I’m looking
forward to exhibiting some of my lace at the Cranmore Park Makit Fair on
Saturday. I’ve decided to show some of my veils inspired by the gothic and some
work based on scientific themes. The black veil in the image was inspired by
the story of Dracula and includes references to fangs and blood drops in the
lace design and red glass beads. ‘Belladonna’ is another black bobbin lace veil,
celebrating the deadly nightshade plant, and suggesting that the widow may have
had a hand in her husband’s demise.
‘Pinned down’
in the photo above has a fringe of pins which sparkle from a distance, reflecting
the allure of marriage to the gothic heroine, but the sharp pins reflect the
hard reality of married life. Other white veils include one celebrating the
brief married life of Charlotte Bronte and another reflecting Jane Austen’s
equivocal views of marriage.
Much of the scientific
lace represents biological images such as cells and other tissues, as well as
some reflecting geological strata and flint structures. There will be both
large and smaller works and most are bobbin lace. The veils are either black or
white but the scientific lace includes subtle colours so there is quite a
variety of styles and work. If you come to the Fair do come and say hello.
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