Looking back on a series of analog photos taken by Angelica Elliot during the graduation project of 2016, when I was making my first big slitrya - “Lockrop/Längtan”. I love these photos and their real analog feel - how the colors come through and the grain that suits the motif so well. Like a still life documentary, Angelica captured what would become the beginning of my future practice; the “budding” of my love for the rya technique. It also shows the environment provided by Handarbetets Vänner: a small but rich space where so much of my knowledge started. Enjoy!
Slitrya - background and history in English
My co-author and colleague Arianna Funk has written a piece about the Swedish Slitrya, a form of rya woven softer and more blanket-like than the sturdier and tightly woven floor rug. I made my first slitrya for my graduation project in 2016 and have since continued to explore and develop this technique further. Arianna’s using two of my pieces as examples in her article and you can read it online here.
Process: "Sage" 2019
Pictures from the process of making “Sage” , April 2019. All photos by Miriam Parkman.
TRÅD Fanzine 2020-10-28
Interview by textile- and fashion journalist Jennie Dahlén for Swedish fanzine TRÅD, published fall 2020. Read the full story here (only in Swedish).
Photos by Roger Olsson.
Hemslöjd
Interview and cover for Swedish craft- and design magazine Hemslöjd, January (first issue) 2020.
Foto: Ylva Sundgren