April 2016

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!

The full rainbow of colors after a successful dye day! The yarn is 100% Swedish rya sheep from Ekenäs farm in southwestern Sweden. Sadly they no longer produce this sturdy, shiny and amazing yarn.

Testing the tension of my warp during the beam-on.

Me and then-classmate, now-colleague Siri Pettersson helping out with someone else’s beam-on.

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.

Rusty Dreams December 11th - January 25th 2019/2020

Rusty Dreams - rips of time through lens, warp and heart was an exhibition by me and photographer Mira Svanered displayed at HV Galleri Laboratorium in December through January 2019/2020. Based on our roadtrip in the USA, November 2018, it featured prints of analog photos by Mira and rugs and tapestries by me.

Graphic design: Sarah Wing

Miriam Parkman and Mira Svanered at the opening of the exhibition.

At the exhibition.

Frame loom sampling on the road in Abiquiui, November 2018.

At Ghost Ranch, Abiquiui, New Mexico, November 2018.

Photo: Mira Svanered
Graphic Design: Sarah Wing

Cholla cactus in Joshua Tree National Park, California, 2018.
Photo: Mira Svanered

Wrangler Daniel, Ghost Ranch, New Mexico, 2018.
Photo: Mira Svanered

Me in my Ethel Sharp jacket, outside Chimayo, New Mexico, 2018.
Photo: Mira Svanered

Somewhere in Texas, 2018.
Photo: Mira Svanered

At the Orbit In Hotel in Palm Springs, California, 2018.
Photo: Mira Svanered

We also made a feature of the road trip for American Trails magazine, with Mira’s photo of Lindsay at the Orbit In Hotel in Palm Springs on the cover and a 6-page story written by me inside. The magazine can be bought here.