This summer, 122 years after Berthea Aske Bergh brought the tapestry to New York, Southward traveled back to Norway as part of From the Roots:
Category: Tapestry
A Stash of Frida Hansen Sketches, Unrolled to Admire
What a difference a year makes. In August, 2024, I visited Bestumhus, the residence and studio built for Frida Hansen in 1903. I was the
A Royal Visit to my Lecture in Oslo
I taught my eighth Frida Hansen transparent tapestry workshop at the Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo, Norway, this weekend, my first workshop outside the U.S. It
More Sampling with a Water Lily Motif
I was happy with my recent water lily tapestry on an indigo ikat-dyed warp. Now I am designing a larger piece with water lilies, patterned
A Look Back at Frida Hansen Workshops — And On to Oslo!
I will be teaching my eighth workshop in Frida Hansen’s transparent tapestry technique in September. In a “returning to the mother ship” way, it will
Woven Water Lilies
I recently finished a transparent tapestry, Minnesota Water Lilies. They came to woven life fairly serendipitously. I walk early around Lake of the Isles and
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