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Fiber artists around the world have embraced crochet as an inventive medium like never before. Expanding on the creative possibilities and using sculpture, immense site-specific installations, performance, and mixed-media objects, they have used crochet techniques to explore feminine craft and heritage, dissect gender codes, and show the primal creative expression represented by crochet.In __The Fine Art of Crochet__, author Gwen Blakley Kinsler looks at the art-crochet movement from 1915 onward to the crochet revolution of the 1960s, profiling twenty of the most innovative practitioners working today. Offering insight to those who may not have otherwise thought to go beyond the purely practical aspect of crochet, she features internationally known artists such as Arline Fisch, Leslie Pontz, Carol Hummel, Tracy Krumm, Bonnie Meltzer, and Soonran Youn. Gwen Blakley Kinslerthe founder of the Crochet Guild of America and a fiber-art practitioner in her own rightexamines the concepts and diverse works of these artists, in whose hands the magic of crochet creates cutting-edge art for the twenty-first century. Each artist approaches the medium with wonder and the desire to explore its full potential.This study and collection of images presents an exploration of the diverse styles, unusual shapes, and exquisite textures that characterize crocheted art today.**Product details** ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0792RRPHY Publisher ‏ : ‎ AuthorHouse (June 17, 2013) Language ‏ : ‎ English Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1481731866 **About the Author**Gwen Blakley Kinsler is a writer, crochet designer and teacher who co-authored two technical crochet books. She has written extensively about crochet as art and the artists who make it since 1994In 1971 as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, Central America, she never dreamed that the simple thread crochet learned from co-workers in a small mountain village would lead her on an awesome and passionate crochet journey. Whether it is the “artistic genes” she inherited or the decade in which she learned, Gwen has always pursued unique and extraordinary crochet designs. She was inspired by generous designers eager to share their knowledge and creativity. Wishing to validate the intrinsic worth of crochet, she studied art crochet and began creating her own in 1982. Years of gratifying experiences as the Founder of the Crochet Guild of America brought Gwen a wealth of knowledge about the crochet world, and her book, The Fine Art of Crochet, fulfills a long-held dream! Not only has she created a tribute to her beloved craft of crochet but she has also documented an important and inspiring aspect of contemporary art today. Fiber artists around the world have embraced crochet as an inventive medium like never before. Expanding on the creative possibilities and using sculpture, immense site-specific installations, performance, and mixed-media objects, they have used crochet techniques to explore feminine craft and heritage, dissect gender codes, and show the primal creative expression represented by crochet. In The Fine Art of Crochet , author Gwen Blakley Kinsler looks at the art-crochet movement from 1915 onward to the crochet revolution of the 1960s, profiling twenty of the most innovative practitioners working today. Offering insight to those who may not have otherwise thought to go beyond the purely practical aspect of crochet, she features internationally known artists such as Arline Fisch, Leslie Pontz, Carol Hummel, Tracy Krumm, Bonnie Meltzer, and Soonran Youn. Gwen Blakley Kinslerthe founder of the Crochet Guild of America and a fiber-art practitioner in her own rightexamines the concepts and diverse works of these artists, in whose hands the magic of crochet creates cutting-edge art for the twenty-first century. Each artist approaches the medium with wonder and the desire to explore its full potential. This study and collection of images presents an exploration of the diverse styles, unusual shapes, and exquisite textures that characterize crocheted art today. Product details ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0792RRPHY Publisher ‏ : ‎ AuthorHouse (June 17, 2013) Language ‏ : ‎ English Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1481731866 About the Author Gwen Blakley Kinsler is a writer, crochet designer and teacher who co-authored two technical crochet books. She has written extensively about crochet as art and the artists who make it since 1994 In 1971 as a Peace Corps volunteer in Honduras, Central America, she never dreamed that the simple thread crochet learned from co-workers in a small mountain village would lead her on an awesome and passionate crochet journey. Whether it is the “artistic genes” she inherited or the decade in which she learned, Gwen has always pursued unique and extraordinary crochet designs. She was inspired by generous designers eager to share their knowledge and creativity. Wishing to validate the intrinsic worth of crochet, she studied art crochet and began creating her own in 1982. Years of gratifying experiences as the Founder of the Crochet Guild of America brought Gwen a wealth of knowledge about the crochet world, and her book, The Fine Art of Crochet, fulfills a long-held dream! Not only has she created a tribute to her beloved craft of crochet but she has also documented an important and inspiring aspect of contemporary art today. "Fiber artists around the world have embraced crochet as an inventive medium like never before. Expanding on the creative possibilities, using sculpture, immense site-specific installations, performance and mixed media objects, they have used crochet techniques to explore feminine craft and heritage, to explore gender codes and to show the primal creative expression represented by crochet. In The Fine Art of Crochet, Gwen Blakley Kinsler looks at the art crochet movement from 1915 onward to the Crochet Revolution of the 1960s by profiling twenty of the most innovative practitioners working today. ... The works featured in this book represent the diverse styles, unusual shapes, and exquisite textures that characterize crocheted art today"--Page 4 of cover. Introduction. Crochet beginnings ; Crochet revolution ; Crochet evolution ; The era of collaboration The artists. Arline Fisch ; Leslie Pontz ; Georgina Valverde ; Pate Conaway ; Carol Hummel ; Renie Breskin Adams ; Donna Lish ; Dale Roberts ; Nathan Vincent ; Andrea Uravitch ; Kathleen Holmes ; Tracy Krumm ; Donna Rosenthal ; Karen Searle ; Soonran Youn ; Jerry Bleem ; Jo Hamilton ; Yvette Kaiser Smith ; Bonnie Meltzer ; Dr. Carol Ventura References. Gwen Blakley Kinsler looks at the art crochet movement from 1915 onward to the Crochet Revolution of the 1960s by profiling twenty of the most innovative practitioners working today. The works featured in this book represent the diverse styles, unusual shapes, and exquisite textures that characterize today's crocheted art.