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Samplers – aren’t they just charming? Any kind for itself, each in its time? At some time I discovered them and I have remained faithful to them for almost 30 years. I stare open-mouthed at most of them, I make charts of some of them, and I work a few. I have designed some walls in our home with them and I have illuminated them for viewing.
In the beginning private collectors – friends of mine – made the sampler of "desire" and "amorousness" available for reproduction. Often I was able to count the original piece at home and I found pleasure in it for a long time until the sampler was transferred on graph paper. Later the samplers of until then strangers and of museums were added.
My black samplers from Vierlande and from Ackworth hang above our music board.
Publications:
"DS 1842" in Sonderheft "neue mode", 1992
"DS 1842" in Sonderheft "neue mode" 1/93, 2/93 und 3/93
"DS 1842" in burda-spezial "Kreuzstich" 21/95
"WCM 1820" in burda-special "Kreuzstich" 20/96
"M. Levy 1840" in "SAMPLER & ANTIQUE NEEDLEWORK QUARTERLY", Winter 2008, Volume 53
Here is the Turkish edition. Pelin Tezer was so kind and sent me some pictures.
Exhibition:
"Alte Mustertücher - nachgestickt" (50 reproduction samplers from all over the world) at EVAS ARCHE, Ökumenisches Frauenzentrum, Berlin-Mitte, Große Hamburger Str. 28 from January 8 to February 2, 2001
Fairs:
Textile Art Berlin 2006 with U. Scheer and D. Kandzi
Textile Art Berlin 2007 with U. Scheer (she took both photos) and D. Kandzi
Handarbeitsbörse 2008
Textile Art Berlin 2008
Textile Art Berlin 2009
Textile Art Berlin 2010
Countdown to the trade show. The first guest has arrived.
Another celebrity is in.
Both of the guests at the breakfast table...
I've built up the stand.
Impressions from the fair:
Handarbeitsbörse 2010
Textile Art Berlin 2011
Handarbeitsbörse 2011, Neubrandenburg
