Mossamylla-kurs i Helsingborg
Report from my workshop in Helsingborg, two days, thirteen embroiderers, a lot of threads, a lot of fun! I helgen var jag i Helsingborg, hos den supertrevliga broderigruppen Täcklorna och hade en tvådagars workshop i min mossamylla-teknik. Det är konstigt när man fastnar i ett begrepp, ett namn på en teknik, ett namn som kom…
Kicken Ericson
En annan fin textilkonstnär, Kicken Ericson, visar bilder på Galleri Anna H just nu. Subtilt och återhållen, så vackert. Stilla bilder som med små medel bygger berörande konst. Hon ställer ut tillsammans md sin son, Johan Eriksson, som visar intrikata, hemlighetsfulla imaginära kartor på gamla kuvert. Utställningen håller på till 28 februari. Textile artist Kicken Ericson…
Mini workshop
Yesterday my friend Ulla and I had a wonderful day with our two-person mini workshop creating a bound sketchbook each. We found the idea in Sandra Meech book Connecting Design to Stitch. Selecting a personal theme, we were working with painted sketching paper, copies of some of our own photos, both in colour and in black…
Louise Bourgois
“I always had the fear of being separated and abandoned. The sewing is my attempt to keep things together and make things whole.” Louise Bourgeois
Fairy Tale /Sagolikt
Next year, in mars, there vill be an exhibition, theme fairy tales. It’s my friend ceramic artist Gunilla Fridholm, her daughter Sara Aurora Waters and I who will join together. First stop will be at Dergårdsgalleriet in Lerum just outside of Gothenburg. Nu är det spikat: i mars nästa år blir det utställning kring temat sagor. Tillsammans…
filmfestival
Not much time to attend the magnificent film festival in Gothenburg right now. But one film I got to see, thanks to my dear friend Ulla: Yarn https://festival.giff.se/events/yarn Inte mycket tid att se alla dessa spännande filmer på filmfestivalen,men en hann jag med, tack vara vännen Ulla.
Gubben Noak
Nice embroidery, found in flea market store. Gubben Noak. Ett fint broderi som jag hittade på loppis.
Street Threads / Gatutrådar
Time for some embroidery in the street! Nice happy colours and heavy threads! Dags för lite gatu-broderi! Snygga, glada färger och tjocka trådar!
Time for sketching! / Skissdax!
At last! After all these Christmas celebrations it’s time again to get some work done. Today I started doing some small sketches for work soon in progress. I also finished a new bowl. This one is called After eight. Because the black dots are made out of the wrapping paper of After Eight chocklade. Äntligen! Efter…
Henriette Ousbäck 