The arts and crafts shop that arranged the event in yesterday's post also has a small gallery for exhibitions. What is on display there varies from time to time. Earlier in September I popped in one day to have a look at some tapestries - woven wall hangings. The artist's name is Birgitta Jönsson and her theme for the exhibition was "summer".
I especially liked the big one of a small tortoiseshell butterfly.
These were made with bicycle tubes!
Editing my photos now, Carole King's song Tapestry came to mind for me.
(The album is an old favourite of mine , I have it on CD.)
My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue
An everlasting vision of the ever-changing view
A wondrous, woven magic in bits of blue and gold
A tapestry to feel and see, impossible to hold
https://youtu.be/JM07lUytXA0
I can imagine how many hours went into creating these works of art. The butterfly one is very pretty. I listened to a lot of Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez in my college years.
ReplyDeleteTerra, I like Joan Baez as well, and have one 'collection' CD by her. Joni Mitchell I can't recall having listened to as much. (Probably heard her on the radio but never owned any record by her.)
DeleteWow, they are so finely woven that they look like paintings, until you get up close. The buterfly one is gorgeous. I guess Boras is the Textile capitol of th world!
ReplyDeleteGinny, I'm sure we'd like to think that :)
Deletewhat beautiful tapestries...that butterfly is certainly eye-catching
ReplyDeleteBarbara, yes, I thought so. But then that also happens to be one of my favourite butterflies! :)
DeleteLove Carole King, lovely tapestries too
ReplyDeleteThose lovely tapestries remind me how much I once enjoyed doing them. I stopped after everyone I knew had been given one of my creations. I think it could be time to start again.
ReplyDeleteWow, I did not know you made tapestries, Pauline. Have you ever shared any of them on your blog?
DeleteBeautiful blog
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