Lotta Helleberg
forest floor
"A slender leaf, a wispy seed head, a fern frond ready to unfurl. The simple beauty of nature is a constant inspiration for my work. Leaves, bark, berries, and flowers provide dyes, paints, and images.
The use of linen, wool, silk, vintage cloth, and handmade papers represent another dimension of natural beauty. Add careful stitching, and a slow mindful way of working, to make the story more complete.
A story that honors traditional craft, while emphasizing botanical forms, textures, and patterns. A story that celebrates the complexity of the natural world. It is all there, in the layers, shadows, and mild hues of color. It is always similar, but never the same.”
lotta helleberg is a textile artist with a background in graphic design and print making. She works primarily with linen and utilizes a technique in which leaves and other plant material are coated with paint and pressed onto fabric. She is also exploring natural dyes and eco-printing, where the plants themselves release color pigments, which bond with the fabric. The resulting impressions are incorporated into quilts, collages, and a variety of functional and decorative objects. Lotta was born in Sweden and now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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