The Fine Art of Crochet Quotes

“By creating flowers from plastic bags (which are made with substances derived from oil), he addresses the ecological concerns associated with the material; that is, he has fashioned nature from the very object that threatens it.  In doing so, he also comments on the function of nature in urban settings (particularly flowers), which are manipulated into unnaturally perfect plots and gardens, ultimately becoming as urbanized as the plastic bags that one assumes are the very antithesis of nature.”
― Gwen Blakley Kinsler, The Fine Art of Crochet

“To Donna, her art making is her calling; it is necessity, urgency. She relates, “One of my survival skills includes being productive. I look at this as a life’s mission.”
― Gwen Blakley Kinsler, The Fine Art of Crochet

“Carol’s early works were inspired by her difficult divorce and inner turmoil, and she urges people to embrace the dysfunction in their lives and turn it into art.”
― Gwen Blakley Kinsler, The Fine Art of Crochet