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GILDING THE LILY

Gilding the Lily is a handmade work commissioned by Australian Design Centre by Tina Fox in filet crochet in the tradition of a doily or jug cover in white cotton thread.


Jug covers and doilies have become extinct relics of the past. How can they be made desirable again? What if we gild them with luxurious materials? Designer doilies dripping with gold and diamonds?

Tina collaborated with contemporary jeweller Bridget Kennedy for the bespoke bling. Does this make the doily more valuable or more ridiculous? This tension between practically and absurdity drives at the very heart of meaning in our making and how we place value on crafted objects.

2021

Hand made crochet, cotton thread, gold plated discs, artificial diamond.

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