Each piece of needle lace has been made individually over a period of months of methodical and              meditative

                                               

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Maggie Hensel-Brown’s works respond to a long history of storytelling in needle lace. While most historical lace pieces tell grand biblical tales, or stories about royal lore,

these laces illustrate quiet,

contemporary moments of frustration,

boredom

 

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and bliss. 

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