Wednesday, March 28, 2012

heike gerbig


Photos courtesy Heike Gerbig. All rights reserved.

The best aspect of being part of the blog world is definitely the wonderful people you connect with. One of them is Heike Gerbig from Berlin. I came across her blog Gerdiary several years ago, and with time we started to exchange comments and emails.





Photos courtesy Heike Gerbig. All rights reserved.

Heike is a former journalist and writer turned textile artist. She is taking her wordsmithing to a new level incorporating phrases and poetic thoughts into her work, which consists of fabric collages, notebooks, jewelry, and soft creatures. She uses vintage fabrics, remnants, paper, and natural dyed cloth for her creations. Her work is wonderfully textured, beautifully hand stitched, and often made with a humorous, slightly edgy twist, which I love.


Last fall we decided to start a natural dye sample swap. So far I have received two packages with lovely swatches from Heike. It is really interesting to look at the samples and compare with my own results. The plant materials we use are sometimes different, which inspires me to try new experiments. It is a true gift having these swatches on hand, knowing they were dyed by someone dear, far away on another continent. Make sure to check out Heike's web shop as well as her etsy store. Many treasures there to be had.

Photo courtesy Heike Gerbig. All rights reserved.

5 comments:

  1. Hmmmm yes ! I "know" Heike and love the things she makes !

    When I scroled down and saw the "blues" even before reading I thought of Glennis immidiately: so sorry I couldn't participate .... (still have some shibori lessons to follow up ...!)

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  2. Lovely colaborations...this kind of swaps are really interesting.
    And thanks for letting us know her...love the idea of mixing words in your works.

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  3. Hello Lotta... - this is downright wonderful, thanks kindly...!!! H.

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  4. I LOVE BOTH YOUR BLOGS...and have been following you both from the beginningxxxxxnice o know you talk to each other!Haxxxx

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  5. Fun to read this 'back story' about your friendship with a blogger I have recently come to follow and admire. Thank you, Lotta. -sus

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