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Artist’s
Statement
For me, tapestry is an expressive medium and I work from imagery drawn
from my encounters with the natural world. In tapestry, image making
is joined with the tactile and soft qualities of cloth. This marriage
of visual and tactile is essential in my creative process.
I have long been interested in combining pictorial imagery with the
structure of cloth. I designed my very first tapestries so that both warp and weft played
an active role in image. Then for many years I wove traditional tapestries
where the image is created solely with weft. Now working on a Jacquard
loom I feel like having returned back to my early works but this time
using the latest tools in hand weaving.
Kaija Rautiainen studied textile art in her native Finland. She is
known for her linen tapestries. Exhibitions include American Tapestry
Alliance Biennale V in 2004. Her work is published in Fibre Art Design
Books and in B.C.Tapestry Book.
Work can be viewed at the following venues:
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Craft House Gallery, 1386 Cartwright Street, Granville Island, Vancouver,
BC phone: (604) 687-7270.
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Van Dop Gallery, New Westminster www.vandopgallery.com
- ArtJunction, Whistler
Artist’s
Works
Birch Grove
28" x 28" ( 71 x 71 )
Handwoven Jacquard Tapestry
Photo Credit Ken Mayer Studios
Banner
Image
Golden Ropes, "32 x 28", Copper Wire, Metallic Thread, Cotton & Linen
Photo Courtesy of Van Dop Gallery
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Copyright 2007 Craft Council of BC. All rights reserved.
This project was supported by Human Resources Development Canada and
the Ministry of Advanced Education, Training and Technology, Province
of British Columbia, through the Industrial Adjustment Service program.
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