Val d’Argent 2021

ticketTwo years, almost.
It was dawn of 26 ottobre 2019 when I got on the train to Austria to see an exhibition patchwork ad Althofen.
Twenty-three months have passed since then, dramatic months, very long, depressing, chaotic, unexpected and inconceivable, during which any contact with the patchwork, out of obligation or prudence, he remained confined within the home.
I remember that, in spring, the arrival of the vaccine gave me a breath of hope, soon dulled by the postponed newsletters sine die the exit from this evil tunnel that China gave us.
Needless to mention the Birmingham Festival of Quilts, especially as the health situation in the Midlands was worsening, and also the complications deriving from the Brexit they do their worst to dissuade me from frequenting the land of albions.
I confess that, although I love Alsace very much, the perfect setting for the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork, reluctantly I had already given up on it; there are too many risks of contagion associated with the long journey by train or bus. The plane, you already know, I don't like it, and drive the car for 1700 chilometri (between there and back) it would have been a major stress for mine sherpa/photographer / guide / interpreter /webmaster/handyman / etc.
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Caution is never too much

Non so voi, but I am quite alarmed by the finding that the Coronavirus pandemic has no intention of leaving us alone.
The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham has already been skipped, as well as Patchwork Sitges in Catalonia, il Carrefour Européen du Patchwork in Alsazia, the Prague Patchwork Meeting in Bohemia, and who knows how many other exhibitions that I don't know yet. There would be the Austrian Quilt Fest in October, ma, as the title of the post, I don't feel like taking risks.
Apparently there are those who do not consider it dangerous to organize events of strong appeal, even if these events take place indoors, with what might ensue.
In this regard, I refer you below to an article in the blog ultimelune.it , where some observations are made that should make us reflect.

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Val d’Argent 2019

flag-alsace-svgMi sbagliavo.
You know what news, direte voi.
But the novelty is, namely that I was never so happy to be wrong.
I think for a while 'you noticed in my post shadow of fatigue, it seems a veiled pessimism in regard to the patchwork, as if I had stopped to wait on the distant horizon of the sea should rise this thread of smoke, colorful means, and that they were dissolving the illusions to which I have always clung ever since I started to cut and sew the cloth fragments.
I confess that, in the past, some have done his worst to demoralize, this in spite of everything I have endured and all I could stand still, but ultimately I could not withstand the discomfort caused by the feeling that I was witnessing a sunset, the folding of the patchwork on himself, the repetition of themes seen, the joints in the direction of the pure effect, the unrealistic performances in which lacked both the art that the technique, e, sore, the smallness of a promising generational change.
The first cracks had formed a few years ago, When they were too frequent already seen, the impression of heated soup just to understand, and to receive praise and awards were the usual suspects names.
Ah, what a mistake my! I was blind, but now I see.
Who made the miracle?
One name: 25° European Patchwork.

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Verona Tessile 2019

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With the usual, I would say almost proverbial delay, I was able to stretch out my impressions on the latest exhibition of Verona Textiles.
Unfortunately, the implementation of the post earlier on PPM2019 it took me enough time, and also I confess that I also felt the need to think before expressing my opinion about the exhibition in Verona, to see which is definitely worth it to wake up at dawn to get there by train, but that gave me what discussed during the return trip in the evening.
We say that some aspects have awakened my critical spirit, quell'indocile beast that always whispers poisonous comments in order to ruin the beautiful moments of life and get me the deserved reputation of troublemakers.
But whatever you do not care, because you are here to see the textile creations, and therefore I limit myself to a few mischievous remark, just a pinch of salt and pepper here and there.

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Prague 2019

ppm2019logowQuesto è un post importante.
It could be my last article on Prague Patchwork Meeting.
Please note, It is not to be disappointed by the show, tutt’altro. The works were appreciated, arranged with taste and criterion, varied in style and perfectly enjoyable, in short, all good as ever.
But it is precisely that "as always" put me in crisis.
Even before I left I was afraid of being in front of the usual script, fine as long as you want, but too often replicated.
So here is the usual route, with the usual sidewalk and the usual two manholes without lids that if we end up with your foot inside you make off the ankle (to be optimistic). Here are the usual steep metal staircase style "The Hill", climbing which sooner or later some will feel bad. Here in the hall the usual themed exhibition arranged on the usual stands of 2011. That's the usual flawless available, but canonical, the works, so everything looks but nothing emerges. That's the usual textile creations, certain admirable workmanship and composition, however pleasant, But never imprudent or impudent. Here again, for good measure, the usual (and unexplained) absence of signs in Prague, affixes, leaflets, or even small signs that mention the Meeting.
Ci tengo a precisare che and John Štěrbová (Deus ex machina della mostra) It goes all my admiration, for its artistic figure in primis, but also to be able to manage for so many years this event patchwork. I remain convinced that the person can hold together and put together a group of quilter It can safely be nominated as President General of the United Nations.
Having said that I would have hoped that, in a moment of courage or madness, she decides to get out of the slide rails of the guaranteed success and risked relations and reputation for beating paths still unexplored.
Perhaps the fault is mine alone instead. Too many things I've seen, and too high now I place the bar of my consideration. Sono un po’ like the traveler who has traveled half the world and it is difficult to prove even wonder, So here I confess my guilt, that of being become insatiable and sofistica, in una parola: flawed.
That said, now you tell you something of the exhibition, a show that still should go to see, at least once. Maybe I advise you to go there with more amenities than I did, because I do not know if all the aficionade del patchwork They are able to hold twelve hours to go and come back twelve hours of night bus; maybe I would be able to suggest the most comfortable transfers.

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Who is there

Dal 5 al 7 April is the Prague Patchwork Meeting, Hotel Step Prague, ma non solo. In the center (finalmente!) It will also be held on Festival textilu a quiltu, and more precisely in via Koněvova 929/19, in the neighborhood of Žižkov.
ppm2019_01I'll be there again this year, this time hoping to see the new exhibition, just a few gust of fresh air that tempt me well for the next editions.
Vi farò sapere…
P.S. If they serve suggestions, addresses, opinions, ideas about Prague and Bohemia, you have only to ask.
Ahoj