Is It Needlepoint? Is It Art?

Connie tackles the question of needlepoint's place in the art world head on! 
http://conniepickeringstover.com/needlepoint-or-fiber-art/

I'd asked Connie the question because several friends have had pieces rejected by galleries because they are based on pained canvases, which have been designed by others.  The art world hasn't made up its mind about the collaborative art which is needlepoint on painted canvases.   What do you think?  Is needlepoint art?  Are painted canvases derivative art?  Do you have to be doing original designs to be accepted as an artist?

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© Copyright May 12, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.

A New Silk Ribbon Embroidery Book

Hazel Blomkamp has written a brief review of a new silk ribbon embroidery book written by her friend Di van Niekirk in collaboration with Mariana Zherdeva.  If you are a fan of SRE, you are sure to be charmed by this collaboration between a South African and Russian stitcher.  The stitching world is very small indeed!
http://therebelliousneedlewoman.blogspot.com/2014/04/little-flowers.html

Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
and at http://chstitchguides.blogspot.com
© Copyright April 24, 2014 Jane M. Wood. All rights reserved.