You’ll Know Where My Studio Is Now
A while back I experimented with using fabric strips for rya, on a chicken wire backing. It resulted in a fun group project done at the American Swedish Institute and … Continue reading
Improvising with the Colors of Winter
Leftover warp on the loom is an opportunity for play and exploration; this week the theme was texture. I began to work with shades of white, and then switched to … Continue reading
Rya and Tapestry
I posted information about marvelous weavings on the Scandinavian Weavers Study Group blog today. Our group had a wonderful meeting in October, when we visited the home of one of … Continue reading
Chicken Wire Ryas
You know how sometimes an off-hand idea turns into a time-sucking project? I had no idea I would spend so much time tying knots over chicken wire in the past … Continue reading
An Eight-Pointed Star in Rya
Finally, the loom is clear and I am ready to dismantle it and take it to the studio in the Casket Arts Building. This banded rya piece was just the … Continue reading
Another Munch-Inspired Rya
My Skrik rya is part of an exhibit in the Community Gallery of the American Swedish Institute this summer. The ryas of a number of local weavers complement the fabulous … Continue reading
It’s Not a Comment About Work, Most Days
So says Margaret LaFleur. My Munch-inspired rya is at home for the time being in my daughter’s office in Nolte Hall at the University of Minnesota. Within minutes of its … Continue reading
Edvard Munch Kommentarer Paa Oppvask
For now, this will be the last piece in my Scream interpretation series. To add to embroidery, tapestry, rya, and sheepskin printing, I added fabric printing. I carved a linoleum … Continue reading
Before and After; A Rya Makeover
Only people who have struggled with after-the-fact inadequacies in their weaving will care about this post and my struggle to fix this piece, “Icelandic Crosses.” I thought I had finished … Continue reading
Few Ryas in Finland; I Found Them in Budapest
During the Vesterheim Textile Tour to Norway and Finland in June, I was disappointed by the few ryas I saw in Finland. Even though this tour was not focused on … Continue reading
