Gertrud

The primitive Dutch plank loom has for many years been Liv Pedersen's favourite tool for expressing herself. Her small tapestries have been shaped, depicting imaginary faces of freaks and creatures that are more fantasy than portraiture. They are inspired by folk tales and literature. The weaving process takes on a life of its own and often the faces are woven upside down to allow for a more intuitive approach.

Since the 2011 completion of Max and Gertrud Liv Pedersen has continued to create similar types of weavings on her modest plank loom. In 2013 she exhibited Ulf  in The 9.th Baltic Minitextile Triennial in Gdynia, Poland. It is now in the collection of the Museum of Gdynia and was later part of a travel show in Nurnberg, Germany.

In 2014 Blanket of Lost Souls was included in The 8.th International Fiber Art Biennial FROM LAUSANNE TO BEIJING in Nantong, China. It is a testament to Liv’s interest in freaks and strange creatures. The work consists of 15 small faces sewn onto a backing of black felt.

In 2015  Grief was a finalist in the Kate Derum Biennial Award at the Australian Tapestry Workshop. It is now in a private collection in Melbourne.

TREX is planning a retrospective exhibit of 18 weavings of Liv’s. It will be launched on August 27. 2016, scheduled for travelling Alberta’s rural areas for a couple of years.

Lately Liv has as well taken an interest in her West Coast Salish loom and created larger work with rya knots and tabby weaving. These show banners of full figures. They have since 2014 been exhibited locally and in a travel exhibit THE ART IS THE CLOTH in Eastern USA.