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Presenting the unique woven pieces by Anne Størseth!

Presenting the unique woven pieces by Anne Størseth!
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June 24, 2021
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In this issue of our “What’s on Your Loom” series, we feature the works of Norwegian fiber artist Anne Størseth. And since our association with Anne goes back decades, we asked Vibeke Vestby (Commander-in-Chief  at Digital Weaving Norway) to pen a special introduction for Anne ?

I have known Anne since 1980, when she was a weaving student and I was a novice teacher! Over the years she has shared with Digital Weaving Norway  both great weavings, humor and -occasionally – sun flowers! She has owned a TC-1 loom, which is now replaced by a TC2!  In the early -80’s  Anne bought a successful hand weaving business with several  employees: She ran the business for a number of years, and the specialty was upholstery fabrics for the high end market, including Embassies and governmental offices. Now Anne exclusively creates her own artwork, whether it is for art or functional pieces. Her works are always spiced with humor and unexpected twists.  

Works…

And here’s presenting the latest woven works by Anne, with each concept explained in her own words!

From here to there (In Norwegian: Herfra til dit)

Here I wanted to weave a fabric to sew myself a coat. The fabric was supposed to look like a knit. I ended up magnifying the stitches to gigantic proportions. When I cut off the fabric, I liked the design so much that I put it on the wall, instead ?

Plaid (In Norwegian: Pledd)

This is what is in the loom right now; not cut off yet. It will eventually become a plaid with tassels, will be washed and felted lightly afterwards. On the reverse side, the design is inverted. Maybe this one will end up on the wall too, once it is finished!

Jacket (In Norwegian: Jakke) 

Here are photos of the jacket that I wove. The idea was to use photographic details of the TC2 loom, as seen in the last two pictures in the  slideshow below. I took snapshots of the loom, which I edited further. I wanted to weave a jacket with the pattern elements ready to be cut from the fabric. The jacket idea ended up far from my starting point, with no visual references to loom snapshots.

My coverlet 2 (In Norwegian: Mitt Åkle 2)

This is woven with wool. The motif on the far left is inspired from a coverlet from Gol, and all the way to the right you may recognize elements from the medieval Baldishol tapestry.

Yoko Ono Trio

This depicts my husband, my youngest son and myself at the Yoko Ono exhibition at the Astrup Fearnley Museum in Oslo. The materials are wool and viscose.

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