“2020 Biennial Members Exhibition”
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
February 8, 2020 - November 8, 2020
SCULPTURE
BARBARA M. BERK
Not a Bow
(Lace Two)
Photo Credit: Gary Bridges Photography
Hanging Sculpture
Stainless Steel – Bobbin Lace
23” H x 16” W x 13” D
2016
"Not a Bow" offered many surprises and changes of direction. The first ribbon of lace I made was 3” wide x 87” long, but the 3-dimensional form it took was too open and looked too much like my Bow Brooch. I added a second ribbon of lace, 81” long. I had initially intended the piece to be wall-mounted. Then I tried pedestal-supported. But it really wanted to hang from the ceiling. Lace Two became my first suspended sculpture. See "Making Not a Bow."
EXHIBITION: Beyond the Warp & Weft: The Enduring Legacy of the Bauhaus (2019)
ARTIST TALK: Transcending Textile Structures: Weaving and Lace Making with Metal (2019)
EXHIBITION: Diversity in Basketry at San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles (2025)
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Photo Credit: Gary Bridges Photography (top right and middle photos)