In reference to my earlier post, I wonder if it is because the embroiderer needs very little capital to get started.. a needle, a little thread, a form, a piece of fabric, a few stitches in her repertoire and she is on her way, that this makes her less of an artist.
But the key here and the distinction between an activity which gives us pleasure and that which can be deemed 'art', is in the choice and marriage of all these elements. It's whether in the execution of the technique in conjunction with the choice of colours, the type of fibres and the form to be interpreted, some other element is created, something which makes the sum of the parts greater than the parts separately.... that indescribable element which expresses the artist's voice and appeals to the inner voice of the viewer. The gift of the embroiderer, the talent, in itself is a gift to the viewer in the form of the enrichment for having experienced the work of the artist.
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