Tussenzetsel van zwarte tuledoorstop met bloem- en bladmotief c. 1920

This is a sample card of black tulle lace, made by Gustav Schnitzler. I love thinking about the making here. The labor that goes into lace making, it's something else. I imagine Gustav, sitting with the tools of his trade, maybe a cup of coffee nearby. What was he thinking as he crafted these delicate patterns? The way the floral and leaf motifs emerge from the dark tulle, it's almost like drawing with thread. It has a similar feeling to when I'm painting. Think about the texture of the tulle, the way it feels in your fingers. I'm thinking about Eva Hesse, and all that stringy, drippy stuff she made. This is a more rigid form, but it has the same feeling, the obsessive, beautiful making of something that wasn't there before. It reminds me that every artist is in conversation with those who came before.