Petra Kaminen Mosher
Day 12 #ArtAdventCalendar
Untitled Fire Cloud (Pyrocumulus) VII, handknotted wool yarn on cotton warp, 98 cm x 79 cm, 2022
Tuulia#ryijy made by my grandmom. She was handcrafter by profession, didn't do much crafting at retirement, but after she turned 85 she decided to do one ryijy to each of us grandkids.
https://wiki.aineetonkulttuuriperinto.fi/wiki/Ryijy_tradition
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryijy
It's delightful to see actual sunshine in the studio, but it also reminds me that I have to move the ryijy out of its path.
Vierailu menneisyyteen (vanha kokko) / Revisiting the Past (Old Bonfire), hand-knotted wool on cotton warp, 64 x 54 cm, 2019
#art #ryijy #rya #TextileArt #TextileArtist #AbstractWeaving #weaving #Taideryijy #ContemporaryTextileArt #FinnishArtist #FinnishDesign
Day 18 #ArtAdventCalendar
Untitled Fire Cloud (Pyrocumulus) 2, hand-knotted wool yarn on cotton warp, 108 cm x 75 cm, 2019 (private collection)
Photo credit: Seija Leskelä
#art #ryijy #rya #taideryijy #TextileArt #weaving #ContemporaryTextileArt #InspiredByNature
Day 9 #ArtAdventCalendar
Here's a time-lapse from 2022 as I was working on Untitled Fire Cloud (Pyrocumulus) 5, a traditional Finnish decorative rug called a ryijy (rya).
