Comments on: Nordic Museum – Swedish traditions and trends http://www.stockholmmuseum.com/museums/historic/nordic-museum.htm Fri, 06 Aug 2010 22:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: sapphirehttp://www.stockholmmuseum.com/museums/historic/nordic-museum.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-68 sapphire Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:46:06 +0000 http://localhost/?p=2393#comment-68 Awesome museum! While I don't like the current Swedish fashion, I enjoyed the exhibit on Swedish Fashion throughout the centuries.Another exhibition worth seeing is the look though Swedish holidays. The museum did a pretty fine job of explaining about all the holidays, the food served, and what it means as a Swede.Just too bad there are no free Wednesday nights throughout the summer. Awesome museum! While I don’t like the current Swedish fashion, I enjoyed the exhibit on Swedish Fashion throughout the centuries.

Another exhibition worth seeing is the look though Swedish holidays. The museum did a pretty fine job of explaining about all the holidays, the food served, and what it means as a Swede.

Just too bad there are no free Wednesday nights throughout the summer.

]]> By: patricia dreherhttp://www.stockholmmuseum.com/museums/historic/nordic-museum.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-57 patricia dreher Sat, 27 Feb 2010 21:55:25 +0000 http://localhost/?p=2393#comment-57 I am interested in locating and researching what are known in US as "floorcloths" and in england "oilcloths for the floor". They date back to the 1700's in France and England. I believe that Scandinavia may have had them too. On the other hand they may have become wall cloths instead. I have been making contemporary floorcloths for 25 years here in California after combining my painting skills with new printing on fabric skills that I learned at Konstfackskolan in the late 60's. (I had a Fulbright grant in painting) It is from my scandinavian experience that I came to combine painting, printing and textile. I lived in Sweden for nearly 3 years and although I have not been back since 1973 I have a passable command of the language. Any help or suggestions that you may have regarding painted rugs for the floor would be helpful. I would like to apply for a grant thru the America-Scandinavian Foundation to research, write and paint more of my rugs. My website (to see what I am doing in this field is:patriciadreher.com) I am interested in locating and researching what are known in US as “floorcloths” and in england “oilcloths for the floor”. They date back to the 1700’s in France and England. I believe that Scandinavia may have had them too. On the other hand they may have become wall cloths instead. I have been making contemporary floorcloths for 25 years here in California after combining my painting skills with new printing on fabric skills that I learned at Konstfackskolan in the late 60’s. (I had a Fulbright grant in painting) It is from my scandinavian experience that I came to combine painting, printing and textile. I lived in Sweden for nearly 3 years and although I have not been back since 1973 I have a passable command of the language. Any help or suggestions that you may have regarding painted rugs for the floor would be helpful. I would like to apply for a grant thru the America-Scandinavian Foundation to research, write and paint more of my rugs. My website (to see what I am doing in this field is:patriciadreher.com)

]]> By: patricia dreherhttp://www.stockholmmuseum.com/museums/historic/nordic-museum.htm/comment-page-1/#comment-9 patricia dreher Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:24:46 +0000 http://localhost/?p=2393#comment-9 I am a painter of contemporary "floorcloths" of painted canvas rugs. I am doing research into early european examples (if there are any) of what might have been called oil clothes for the floor and were the precursors of linoleum. there are examples in France and England and i beleive that some may have existed in Scandinavia too.In the 60's I studied at Konstfackskol on a Fulbright grant and have passable understanding of Swedish. I have been making floorcloths myself for 30 years--a melding of my textile experience at Konstfack and my classical painting background from my days at the Univ. of Buffalo. Please look at my website to understand my work--if you have any suggestions regarding the history of this product in scandinavia pleas let me know. I am a painter of contemporary “floorcloths” of painted canvas rugs. I am doing research into early european examples (if there are any) of what might have been called oil clothes for the floor and were the precursors of linoleum. there are examples in France and England and i beleive that some may have existed in Scandinavia too.

In the 60’s I studied at Konstfackskol on a Fulbright grant and have passable understanding of Swedish. I have been making floorcloths myself for 30 years–a melding of my textile experience at Konstfack and my classical painting background from my days at the Univ. of Buffalo. Please look at my website to understand my work–if you have any suggestions regarding the history of this product in scandinavia pleas let me know.

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