Editorial: Follow your dreams
And they say that we learn more easily when we are young. I say that’s nonsense. Jean-Claude, to whom I owe the inspiration for this editorial, is learning to be a professional basket weaver at the age of 59! At an age when most of us are afraid for our futures, at an age… Read more >>
Editorial : Anglo-Francophone!
Le Lien Créatif (LLC for short) is an independent quarterly magazine devoted to basketry and the art of basket weaving. It is celebrating its third anniversary and this means that as you read this page, twelve issues of the magazine have already been published and distributed… With 3 free editions that is a total of… Read more >>
Editorial: Intangible Heritage
UNESCO has classified traditional activities and artisanal crafts as parts of our Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). (See the introduction to the dossier on page 14.) Their intention is laudable, to protect knowledge and skills so they might be transmitted to future generations… The job is huge! The skills required for the creation of baskets are numerous… Read more >>