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Published 10. september 2022

Just a short post!

I just want to show you my quilts for TexNet2,The Calendar: September:

«Red Leaves», 15×15 cm, monoprint on cotton, about the changing of colour when winter approaches.

«Tread carefully», 15×15 cm, cotton. Tread carefully on the old, rotten dock.

Published 11. august 2022

Dying, playing and we are in the middle of August!

Since rust-dying last month, this month I’ve tried dying with natural pigments, cochenille,madder, catechu, bluewood, yellowwood and turmenic.

after it was washed and ironed the colours ended like this: cotton

The bright yellow is turmenic. I had hoped for brighter colours, but not this time. My problem is that I am not good at following precise recipies, I like a more random approach!

Last week I met with some friends for a little workshop, laminating. This is my result:

We had plans for an extra treat, crackeling with flour paste, but time ran out. So I tried it yesterday.

It was a lovely day, so I could dry it in the sun, first the paste

then fabric paint, and at last finished on the washing line:

Last I want to show you my quilts for the Calender with Texnet2, August:

«Between green and blue», 15×15 cm cotton, and

«The reconciliation of the wind in the forest», monoprint using leaves from the garden, 15×32 cm.

Thanks for reading, I hope you have enjoyed this.

Published 13. juli 2022

Rust dying and my work for Calender – July.

I am a little bit late with my works for Calender this month. They are: «With Yellow Pears», a garden full of roses and swans at the lake. 15×15 cm, printed cotton and organsa,

and «Everything should be» like a sunny summers day, 15×15 cm, cotton and silk. Our Calender will not be exhibited untill next spring.

I have spent the last days rustdying, preparing for new work I hope.

This is my last batch still soaked in tea.

These are rinsed and ready for ironing, and

I tried different fabrics, also some hand dyed. But my favorite is this one:

Some of my father’s old tools on a piece of cotton with lace from my childhood dolls bed. Wonder what I can make of it?

Thanks for reading, I hope you have enjoyed this.

Published 10. juni 2022

Another exhibition

Our exhibition Calender is shown in Villefranche-sur -Saone these days. This month I give you my works for June:

Midsummer

Sun and summer

Blue sky

Lying in the grass, looking up on the sky and sun filtered through the grass.

The Calender is unlikely to appear until next spring.

Published 12. mai 2022

Nadelwelt next!

Our Textile Calender will be exhibited at Nadelwelt 20.-22. March. My contribution for the month May are:

«Why?» 32×32 cm.

Why do we see something and cannot forget it. Every May the Sakura will blossom amongst the beech hedges in Byparken in Bergen, and every year I would take a moment, admire and take pictures on my way to work.

And:

The boat lies so quiet on the calm sea.

Next time The Calender will be exhibited is at the Biennale International d’art textile en Beaujolais in France in June.

Hope you enjoyed this.

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Published 8. april 2022

Spring is here!

It is finally spring although it was snowing yesterday. Luckilly it melted as soon as it fell down. But there is still frost in the ground, the crocuses gives me hope for warmer weather though. These two white beauties surprises me every year.

And these purple with the saffron stamen:

I say no more…

May is approaching and the Calender will be exhibited again. My quilts for the Calender of April are:

The boat is so quiet

Proud in its silence

These words make me think about the Viking grave-mounds and their contet.

And my second entry:

Easter is here, hopefully it will get warmer and soon my garden will be filled with colours like this, giving me new inspiration!

The Calender is going to be exhibited at Nadelwelt, Karlsruhe in Germany, in May and at the Biennale International d’art textile en Beaujolais in France in June.

Until next time….

Published 8. mars 2022

My TexNet2 for March

For March I made two small quilts. Both on the theme «Only this moment», these small things that gives you so much!

The first one happens every year at March 8. in Longyearbyen in Svalbard. At 14:00 the sun comes back after a long dark winter, the community gathers at the steps of the Hospital to welcome the sun as it rises above the mountain again!

My second moment is from my home city Bergen. Some yesr ago I took this picture in the Park of crocuses:

So I just had to make this little quilt:

Calender will be at display at the Nadelwelt in Karlsruhe in May.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this.

Published 11. februar 2022

More work from our TexNet2 calender, and a broken arm

Continuing with my work for February.

First my work for February 26th, «So Alone»,15×15 cm, about being alone – having no face:

February 27th, «Only this 1», the wonderful moment out at sea when the sun rises and colour the sky:

You can read more about the project in my last entry, and on our blog; http://texnet2.blogspot.com/

Since my last entry, I fell on the ice and broke my arm. Unfortunately it is my dominant hand! Just as I was about to start exploring a new theme. So, no sewing, only a little daily drawing with my left arm. I started a new sketchbook, my «Left-hand book», to not just sit and feel sorry for myself, but to get down ideas and thoughts. Not great art, but a challenge in itself.

Hopew you enjoyed this.

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Published 5. januar 2022

2022 TexNet2

First: Happy New Year to everyone! Let us make the best of 2022, Corvid or not!

In 2018 I was invited by Juliette Eckel to become part of the Texnet 2 group.We are an international group of 20 textile artists from Europe, Canada, Australia and USA. For more than 2 years we have been working together on a project, a «textile calendar», communicating on Facebook and getting to know each other better through our work. The result is an extraordinary exhibition with 365 artworks of the sizes 15 x 15, 32 x 15 and 32 x 32. Additionally a second calendar was created by 12 of the artists who did large pieces of 90 x 150 cm for the twelve months. We chose dates and our own theme. My works are all, in one way or another, based on the words of Jon Fosse.

We first exhibited our fabulous project at EPM France, @ European Patchwork &Textile Tour Alasace France in September 2021. In May 2022 our exhibition will be shown at the Nadelwelt in Karlsruhe.

Throughout the year I will present my contribution, first January :

January 7th. «Nothing», 15×15 cm.

Is about a big and white nothing, see nothing hear nothing.

and January 23rd: «The snow that was», 32×32 cm.

About standing under a lamp post watching the snow fall.

It is impossible for me to translate Jon Fosse’s poetry so I will present what triggered my inspiration.

You are welkome to follow our blog; http://texnet2.blogspot.com/

Published 23. september 2020

I am a little behind!

Since last time, I have mainly worked in my sketchbooks, trying to develope something, but it has not been easy,

I have just made two small sketchbooks connected to trees and forrests, both summer and winter.

The winter book was supposed to be in black and white, but when I glued the collage of the winterbook with gel medium, the black and white photocopies suddenly developed colour, a very subtle winter colour.