ART TEXTILE BERLIN IV - Picking up Threads

Our move from the vast and sparsely populated French Midi to mega-city Berlin requires a period of adaptation. Life in a beautiful place came to an end and is missed tremendously. Luckily, it is not material possessions we miss. It is friends one cannot easily visit any longer, it is my country cat Howard who did find a new home but is missed every day, and there is le Lauragais landscape, the infinite fields, wide horizons, Pyrenees mountains, the Montagne Noir, and the sky with sunrises and sunsets beautiful beyond description - all of this having been the main reasons for living in that part of France for almost two decades.

 Timbuctoo - adding new circles

In many ways we are lucky to have found a true home and friends in so many places, be it in Germany, the UK, the United States or in France - so I would like to belief that we will feel at home again someday in this big city of Berlin. I am slowly picking up my threads again in the truest sense of the word, getting my yarn stash organized and continuing dormant projects. The cowl Timbuctoo has made a few steps forward - moving along the road to Timbuctoo inch by inch so to speak. As one says, the path is the goal. And who says one has to hurry knitting ...

This is the last part of  ART TEXTILE BERLIN - highlighting a few more artists participating in the exposition in Berlin. The vast array of arts kept the visitor almost spellbound - each room held new surprises, affording lovely insights into old and new crafts and creations. Click here to see all four blog posts on ART TEXTILE BERLIN.

Two more works by Eva Lippert - showcasing her art in a glass cabinet. Such lovely gatherings of materials, be it beads or buttons, yarns or fleece, an almost transparent precious look at one time, darkly glossy and beautiful the other, combining knitting, crocheting, beading, quilting, weaving, just following the voice of the materials.

Mormon, Anne-Marie

Verkaufsstand: 

Schmuckperlen aus feinstem Murano- und Lauschaglas, nach der alten Glasswickeltechnik hergestellt. Aus ihnen fertige ich Unikatglasperlen und Schmuck.

- See more at: http://www.textile-art-berlin.de/teilnehmer/mormon-anne-marie#sthash.pdtXab17.dpuf

Beautiful gathering of sensuous materials

Mormon, Anne-Marie

Verkaufsstand: 

Schmuckperlen aus feinstem Murano- und Lauschaglas, nach der alten Glasswickeltechnik hergestellt. Aus ihnen fertige ich Unikatglasperlen und Schmuck.

Raum: 

103

Stand: 

006

Kontakt: 

Finckensteinallee 38
12205 Berlin
francoise53@gmx.net
www.fajalobi.de

- See more at: http://www.textile-art-berlin.de/teilnehmer/mormon-anne-marie#sthash.pdtXab17.dpuf

Mormon, Anne-Marie

Verkaufsstand: 

Schmuckperlen aus feinstem Murano- und Lauschaglas, nach der alten Glasswickeltechnik hergestellt. Aus ihnen fertige ich Unikatglasperlen und Schmuck.

Raum: 

103

Stand: 

006

Kontakt: 

Finckensteinallee 38
12205 Berlin
francoise53@gmx.net
www.fajalobi.de

- See more at: http://www.textile-art-berlin.de/teilnehmer/mormon-anne-marie#sthash.pdtXab17.dpu

Showcasing textile and beadwork delights

This tool Wikinger Strickliesel (Viking Spool) is used for making jewelry: wires are wound around a stick and calibrated. Naal binding is also a technique taught by Gabriele Kister-Schuler.

See this interesting blog by Tara for excellent pictures of bracelets made with the Wikinger Strickliesel. You can see how the wire is  wound and stitched around a stick, its size determinant for the length and diameter, crocheting in the round so to speak.

Jewelry made with Wikinger Strckliesel (spool knitting)

Bracelet made with Wikinger Strickliesel (Bracelet and picture by Tara)

Anne-Marie Françoise Mormon - glass jewelry, handmade of the finest Murano or Lauscha glass, using ancient glass winding techniques.

Rings - Jewelry and Photos by Anne-Marie Mormon

Closing this post with a picture of folded Origami ornaments, bringing bright rainbow colors into the church St. Maria, in Angermünde (Uckermark, Germany). I was thinking of how lucky we are that we are able to live in a safe place and how urgently we need to help those less fortunate.

If you wish you can leave a message via the comment link below or use the e-mail link in left column. Looking for a list of genuinely useful information and tutorials? See this post.

In all colors of the rainbow - Origami in St. Maria (St. Angermünde, Germany)

Yoomchi = Korean Art of Papermaking - Artist Sang Hoon Yang ”Love Song”, 600x1800m, Joomchi, Wire and handmade Paper. Hanji is strong and long-lasting traditional Korean paper, made from the inner bark of the dak (mulberry) tree, famous for its ability to resist fading, even after 1,000 years. This material is popularly used in the fashion industry, normal life and artwork creation, such as Yoomchi.

TEXTILE ART BERLIN II

The TEXTILE ART BERLIN presented the work of amazing textile artists. I would like to show you the creations of two more artists who participated in the exposition. Click here for all posts with the topic Textile Art Berlin

Hildegard Braatz: 9-Patch 1. Old Lace Fragments and hand-dyed fabric

Hildegard Braatz - quilt artist extraordinary. An interview with her can be found here, also more pictures of her beautiful, unusual quilt creations.Click here for her personal website. Some of her quilts combine handmade paper with pieces of antique lace and embroidery - and she sells small treasure packages with different lace snippets and pieces so you can fulfil your personal lace dream collage!  (hildegard.braatz@quiltware.de). The pictures are by Hildegard Braatz.

Hildegard Braatz - Spitzencollage - Lace Collage

Hildegard Braatz - Spitzencollage - Lace Collage

Another artist presenting her work at the TEXTILE ART BERLIN was Eva Lippert. She is catching and weaving textile dreams on a small table loom, combining treasures such as beads, lace, yarns, feathers etc. into glistening, precious pieces of jewellery-like cuffs or long wrist / arm warmers. If you wish to own some of her creations, write to her at: evalippert56@googlemail.com

Cuffs by Eva Lippert

Aren't these cuffs just magic: each one is different and it takes time to discover and sufficiently admire all those lovingly added details. I stood at the glass vitrine that held some of her creations for a long time and found it so hard to leave, especially since a small and very pretty girl was dancing around in the booth, bringing a smile to everybody's face!

The next two pictures are by Eva Lippert:

Eva Lippert: Fireworks. Woven arm warmers

Eva Lippert: Rosengarten. Woven cuffs.

TEXTILE ART BERLIN I

Moving - The secret of getting positive feelings for that next home town to be: Find something beautiful about it every day, and accept but don't judge the differences. In addition to the overwhelming and loving welcome by our daughter who welcomed us with a glass of champagne and in the otherwise empty apartment had set up a mini-kitchen, complete with stove, small icebox, pots and pans, plus table and chairs, I found it easy so far to find more delights and exciting events every day since we moved to Berlin.

Picture by Textile Art Berlin

Right after we arrived, it was all those magnificent trees lining many streets and adorning parks large and small. Last Sunday, it was a visit to TEXTILE ART BERLIN 

Picture by Textile Art Berlin

Unquestionably, it was a true treasure trove of textile craft masterpieces: quilting, weaving, knitting, crochet, sewing, felting, beading, embroidery, tatting, macramé, the little known craft of Margarete lace (also called Margarete knotting (English site: see here, German site: see here), and many more of the astounding number of manual crafts. And of course there were all those yarns and books and tools of the trade! Cross-stitch samplers, bags, belts, hand-knit or silk scarves, felted hats and jackets, paper maché sculptures... I drifted through the halls and rooms with a permanent happy smile on my face and beyond a time concept, talked to some of the artists and bought virtually everything in sight for my insatiable visual memory storage space - it was wonderful experiencing this staggering wealth of colors, textures and fabrics. Next year I will try and participate in some of those workshops given by participating artists.

First visual impressions - enticing posters all over the town!

Did someone mention the colors of the Lauragais? :-)

The posters promised no more than they could keep - a multi-page catalogue might have done just honor to the wide artistic range of the exposition.

Quilts were presented in traditional and modern patters, from the trusted log cabin to innovative creations with 'windows' in the quilt as part of the design. To my delight a highly innovative project done by Karola Rose jointly with Horst Schulz was also shown at TEXTILE ART BERLIN:

Detail: Quilt by Karola Rose and Horst Schulz

The quilt is called "Ein Festtag auf dem Lande" (A Festive Day in the Country), the fabric work is done by Karola Rose and the knitted work by Horst Schulz. English information: click here for free patchwork instructions and here for one of the Horst Schulz Ravelry Groups. He is the true inventor of short-thread modular knitting: see some of his work here or check out book clubs, his books are much sought after.

Detail: Quilt by Karola Rose and Horst Schulz

Quilt by Karola Rose and Horst Schulz

A swinging, jazzy golden and black quilt from Ingrid Wieland caught everybody's eyes!

"Quadriga" by Ingrid Wieland

Within the framework of a French competition, this striking quilt is a perfect example of how to freeze movement into fabric and yet give the impression of constant motion. The jazzy music and swinging dance movements are superbly picked up by the design itself. The prize-winning  quilt is handcrafted with great expertise, precision and exactitude. The use of colors is accentuates the quilting effect in a well-balanced scale. A quilt full of joie de vivre!

"Die heilige Familie" by Ingrid Wieland

Another masterpiece by Ingrid Wieland is the above patchwork, made of neckties of various materials.
Called "The Holy Family", this quilt was awarded first prize by the Bischoff Heinrich Tenhumberg Stiftung, which is involved in providing help to needy families and single parents. The silky appearance of the patches makes it shine into the darkest corners, a beautiful reference to the title and religious background, and goal of the foundation.

More pictures of the treasures shown at TEXTILE ART BERLIN in the next post, click here for Textile Art Berlin II and here for Textile Art Berlin III.