Sierstuk voor een avondmantel van gemengde kant met rozenhaag 1915

This lace trim by Martha Berkers is like a drawing made of thread, with the airy lightness of a daydream. I imagine the artist, needle in hand, coaxing forth these roses and leaves, each stitch a tiny decision, a breath held and released. Look at the way the patterns emerge, not rigid, but with a kind of organic flow. It's like watching a garden bloom in fast motion, the vines reaching, the petals unfurling. The texture is everything here, the delicate dance between solid form and open space. I love how the artist embraced the inherent qualities of the material. The thread becomes line, tone, shadow, all at once. It reminds me that art-making is about finding the extraordinary within the ordinary, transforming humble materials into something magical. It’s a reminder that all artforms can be an embodied expression, and about embracing ambiguity and uncertainty, allowing for multiple interpretations.