Elizabeth Hunter – Deforestation
NE-234EH
$5,000.00
This is a Past/Present/Future exhibit piece. Available to pick up or have shipped after January 11, 2026.
Artist Statement:
Rya rugs date from medieval times when they were used by mariners against the frigid cold at sea. They've been used as carriage blankets and inside homes without central heat as bedding. Their bold, graphic colors and design were a signature of the mid-century Scandinavian modern era. I am using the rya technique for social comment. Here, “Deforestation” is one of a three-rug series I did on climate change.
Dimensions: 4 x 2 feet
Materials: Norwegian spaelsau wool; Danish Cum wool
Elizabeth started weaving on an inkle loom when she was ten. In the 1970s, she spent six months at Friuntervisnig's Tegne og Vevstue in Oslo. She concentrated on rya technique at Hemslojden Skåne, folk art school and Landskrona, Sweden. She also studied in Iceland and Faroe Islands.
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