When the world outside seems too real and too worrisome, when daily caregiving realities seem overwhelming and interfere with research and writing, my loom feels
Tag: Frida Hansen
More Workshop Student Work
I feel a personal burst of inspiration after each of the workshops I teach in Frida Hansen’s transparent tapestry technique. The students are creative and
Solving Transparent Tapestry Designer Mysteries–Why Do It?
Frida Hansen designed around 80 wool open-warp transparent tapestry designs. These tapestries and their designs are worthy of a book in themselves (which I promise
An Unwelcome Reason to Weave: A Rose for Renee
Over the years I’ve documented my weaving life with headlines and magazine covers posed on the loom–through the pandemic, through January 6 and other dramatic
Two Unidentified Transparent Tapestries with Striped-breast Birds
I visited my friend Nanne Stølmacher for dinner in Oslo last fall. Her friend and fabulous weaver, Inger Anne Utvåg, was not able to join
Identifying a Transparent Tapestry: Birds and Roses are Key
The Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo features a rose-filed transparent tapestry designed by Julie (Jullik) Gulbrandsen (1876 – 1950). Gulbrandsen was a student of Frida Hansen and
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